Transformative Ankle Bracelet

中风是加拿大死亡和残疾的主要原因，估计医疗费用约为36亿美元。中风患者通常会出现步态障碍和异常，从而降低行走能力。因此，步态恢复是中风康复的主要目标，旨在帮助患者恢复运动功能，能够独立行走和进行日常活动。大多数用于步态监测和评估的可穿戴技术是不切实际的，或者是不准确的，尤其是在慢速行走的情况下。因此，需要一种新颖的技术，既能准确地协助监测和改善步态表现，又能负担得起。我们提出了一种监测中风患者运动的新技术。我们将让研究人员、患者、临床医生、行业和当地卫生当局参与开发和验证阶段，以确保结果可以商业化并应用于临床实践。这项技术有可能改善加拿大中风患者的步态恢复。这项技术也将适用于其他人群，如脊髓损伤、多发性硬化症患者和住在养老院的老年人。此外，面向康复、计算机接口和人体工程学的工程领域也将取得进展。

Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in Canada and has an estimatedhealthcare cost of approximately $3.6 billion. Those affected by stroke usually suffer from gaitdisturbances and abnormalities, reducing walking performance. As a result, gait recovery is amajor goal in stroke rehabilitation that aims to help individuals regain motor function to beable to walk and perform daily activities independently. Most wearable technologies for gaitmonitoring and assessment are impractical, or inaccurate, especially at slow walking speeds.There is, therefore, a need for a novel technology that can accurately assist in monitoring andimproving gait performance, while still being affordable.We propose a novel technology to monitor movement in people with stroke. We will involveresearchers, patients, clinicians, industry and local health authorities in the development andvalidation phases to ensure the results can be commercialized and implemented into clinicalpractice. The technology has the potential to improve recovery of gait for Canadians livingwith stroke. The technology will also be applicable to other populations such as individualswith spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and older adults living in care homes. Additionally,advances in the field of engineering geared towards rehabilitation, computer interfaces andergonomics will be made.