Gait Training With the GaitAid™ Device

The new GaitAid device was created by Professor Yoram Baram, who came up with the idea 12 years ago while designing a means for NASA to navigate low-flying helicopters around obstacles.

 

The GaitAid device is an easy to use, portable device that clips onto a patient's clothing and is connected to special, light weight goggles. The device creates optical images and sound with visual and auditory cues which respond to the patient's movements. The patient practices by stepping over the visual cues and listening for the auditory cues which both help restore the individual's proper walking pattern.

 

The GaitAid device improves walking by teaching the healthy parts of the brain to compensate for the injured areas (a process known as neuroplasticity).

 

The GaitAid device has been shown to dramatically improve walking in over %70 of patients in clinical studies. Treatment alternatives are lacking. Available medications are often ineffective and having adverse side effects.