Mobility Rehab: A Biofeedback System for Mobility Rehabilitation for Older Adults

Project Summary Mobility limitations including gait and balance impairments are common in older adultsespecially those with neurological de citsGait and balance impairments are a major cause of falls and reduced quality of lifeAlthough laboratory studies show that biofeedback during exercise training can improve motor performancephysical therapists do not have access to an overground gait biofeedback system for their patientsWe will use this Phase II grant todevelop Mobility Rehabaexible biofeedback system to provide visual and verbal biofeedback for gait training overground or on a treadmill for older adults with neurological de citsthoroughly verify and validate Mobility Rehab in preparation for an FDAkclearance to marketanduse a pragmatic clinical trial to evaluate the e ectiveness of Mobility Rehab on three hundred patients in a physical therapy clinicThisyear project has two speci c aimsAIM IPrepare Mobility Rehab for commercializationAPDMThe objective of this aim is to optimize the visual feedbackadd a verbal commands modeand prepare the system for a commercial launch for personalized rehabilitation in the clinicAIM IIDetermine the e ectiveness of Mobility Rehab for gait training in adults with mobility disturbancesOHSU and NWRAWe predict that Mobility Rehab will be more e ective for mobility rehabilitation than regular rehabilitation for adults with mobility disturbances Project Narrative We will use this Phase II grant to develop aexible biofeedback systemMobility Rehabto provide visual and verbal biofeedback for gait training overground or on a treadmill for adults with mobility disturbancesdevelop reports that show clinically actionable measures of gait and balanceand thoroughly verify and validate our technology in preparation for an FDAkclearance to market