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'Do Tread on Me'
Unique Floor Aids Mobility Research, Rehab |
| By Carla Garnett |
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Physical therapist Karen Siegel shows lab components. |
The same technology that lets you wield Tiger Woods's golf swing in a video game is what researchers are using to address mobility problems at the Clinical Center.
Take homegrown software, several infrared cameras and a one-of-a-kind floor, and suddenly an individual's strides come alive on computer screen. "We can measure how much joints can move and how strong muscles are," said Karen Siegel, a physical therapist in the Physical
Disabilities Branch, a collaboration between the CC and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
"The forces we can measure tell how a person controls his or her movements. We can sometimes give patients-and their doctors and physical therapists-additional information to help with decisions about treatments."
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