Posts by Patrick Connor
How to Disinfect Your Stepscan System
Quick Guide: How to Disinfect Your Stepscan System Given current global healthcare concerns and the heightened need for cleanliness in healthcare facilities, here is a reminder for how to quickly, safely, and effectively disinfect your Stepscan system. The Anatomy of Your Stepscan System The Stepscan system is a medical grade measurement device that provides researchers…
Read MoreCatching Seniors Before They Fall: Part III
Interventions for Those at High Fall Risk Naturally, the purpose of estimating fall risk is to determine when individuals need interventions to prevent future falls. But what then? In this final installment of our series, we’ll review some of the most common and/or effective interventions used to reduce fall risk, from the generic to the…
Read MoreCatching Seniors Before They Fall: Part II
High-tech Fall-Risk Metrics and Technologies We often think of looking into the future like taking a peek at Christmas gifts before the big day – sometimes it’s just better not to know. When it comes to senior care, however, a crystal ball could come in handy, helping to prevent future falls. In our last blog,…
Read MoreCatching Seniors Before They Fall: Part I
Tools for Fall-Risk Assessment Almost every fall-risk research paper begins by underscoring how frequent falling occurs – more than 1 in 4 individuals over the age of 65 fall every year, a fifth of which lead to injury and too often death. It’s surprising, then, that there have been a great many approaches proposed to…
Read More10 Things To Do with Pressure-Sensitive Floor
Gravity is always dragging us down. To keep on top of it, we apply pressure to the surfaces we come into contact with, usually through the soles of our feet. Although short pressure sensitive pedways and force plates have been around for a while, pressure-sensitive flooring is a relatively young concept and opens up some…
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