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NHS ConfedExpo, When: 15/16 June 2020, Venue: ACC Liverpool L3 4FP Background There are multiple measures for assessment of physical function in knee osteoarthritis (OA), but each has its strengths and limitations. The GaitSmart® system, which uses inertial measurement units (IMUs), might be a user-friendly and objective method to assess function. This study evaluates the validity and responsiveness of GaitSmart® motion analysis as a function measurement in knee OA

Visit us at Booth 2 DML's CEO, is an invited speaker at the Clinical Trials Symposium. Clinical Trials Symposium: The Pain of OA – Deconstruction of Pain and Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) for the Benefit of Patients and Clinical Trial Design

GaitSmart assessment and vGym personalised exercise rehabilitation programme for people with gait and mobility issues The following is an extract of the NICE MIB283 Current care pathway Older people who have suffered a fall or report recurring falls, or have abnormal gait or balance, are normally offered a multifactorial falls risk assessment by a healthcare professional in a specialist falls service. Interventions are tailored to each individual and usually include exercis

Dynamic Metrics have been awarded an IP Access grant which will be delivered by IP Pragmatics . Thanks go to Innovate UK EDGE East of England for supporting our application which will help us commercialise our Intellectual Property. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng announced the government’s innovation strategy, which includes support for UK companies to develop and grow their intellectual property strategy. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) funding scheme to enable SM

On 15 September 2021 at 11am - Innovate UK EDGE and Dr Yvette Ankrah MBE are hosting Women in Innovation: Work Life Balance Webinar Dynamic Metrics CEO will be presenting Innovate UK EDGE is hosting a Women in Innovation series of webinars in recognition of the leading role women are playing within innovative growth SMEs. To Find out more click here

Dynamic Metrics spoke at the Open Session on spotlight talks across the community on latest developments and considerations to support the Healthy ageing agenda. The UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge enables businesses, including social enterprises, to develop and deliver products, services, and business models that will be adopted at scale which support people as they age. This allows people to remain active, productive, independent, and socially connected across generations for

A quick, cheap and non-invasive way to measure osteoarthritis APPROACH found that a commercially-available motion-measuring technology could be used to gauge the extent of OA as an alternative or add-on to existing diagnostic options There are a number of ways that osteoarthritis (OA) progression can be measured, but all come with drawbacks. While x-rays are the gold standard, they don’t tell us much about changes in cartilage, and a person might have symptoms a long time bef

It was fantastic to see this recent publication that demonstrates how GaitSmart parameters are associated with the presence of rheumatoid osteoarthritis. Congratulations to Eefje M van Helvoort, the team at UMCU research and the entire APPROACH EU team! It was great to be able to work with such an extensive team. The APPROACH EU project aims to identify different osteoarthritis phenotypes and progression rates to support the selection of patients for clinical trials. We’re re

We’re really pleased to have been able to present during the ‘AI at the Edge’ conference held with KTN UK Health. As part of our continuing technological development, we now combine gait analysis data from GaitSmart with machine learning techniques to optimise rehabilitation with our virtual gym (vGYM) – providing personalised treatment plans that are informed by quantitative data. More about the conference can be found here.

We are really pleased to have been able to showcase of our product & our latest published research at the virtual Falls Prevention & Management in Older People conference. Our Founder, Dr Diana Hodgins was able to virtually present our product while Anne Motley presented the results from our clinical trial carried out in collaboration with NHS East London Foundation Trust (study here- https://journals.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/JBEMi/article/view/8894). This conference w

New research shows that Use of GaitSmart to inform and personalise rehabilitation of falls patients results in a significant improvement in standard Frailty metrics. We are very pleased to see the publication of the results of a study carried out as part of a great collaboration with Geraldine Rodgers and Anna Motley with the NHS East London Foundation Trust (NELFT). During this clinical trial, measurement of gait with GaitSmart was also used to monitor progress - The study s

DML are very proud to announce that we are part of the MAP Rehab study, using our new GaitSmart 2 system. This is being run by the NNUH Orthopaedic Clinical Research team and aims to improve quality of life by reducing the risk of falls and arthritis for patients in the future. The study is focusing on hip and knee replacements and we are aiming to use our GaitSmart 2 system to give the best possible results for patients post op. For more information contact info@dynamicmetri

GaitSmart (GS) II, Dynamic Metrics' next generation gait analysis system, has received CE Mark Class 1m Medical Device certification under the requirements of the Council Directive 93/42/EEC.

Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS (NHS GGC) Falls Prevention Service and GaitSmart officially began their partnership this week to provide objective gait assessments and personalised exercise plans to Falls Exercise class patients. We completed meetings with Amanda Sheridan, Falls Team Occupational Therapy Lead and Lesley Goldie, Specialist Physiotherapist where we finalised the details of the protocol to be followed throughout the course of the project. Paula Gahagan has joined

GaitSmart were invited to attend two health and wellbeing days that had been organised for NELFT employees. We had two GaitSmart therapists available in the open area at the NELFT Head Office at the CEME Conference Centre. Employees were encouraged to visit the GaitSmart stand and to have their gait tested. As a result they would also receive a personalised exercise plan to address any issues or to fine tune any movement anomalies identified during the GaitSmart test. Almost

European Technology for Business Holdings Ltd received the Frost & Sullivan 2017 European Gait Analysis, New Product Innovation Award.

ETB are a proud partner in the Approach Project.

MP champions local elderly and frail. Cutting edge technology set to transform patient outcomes.

Eamonn Holmes, broadcaster and journalist, came to GaitSmart following a double hip replacement. Eamonn initially thought that all would be well following the surgery, however, what became obvious was that he was not walking in the way that he had expected to.

A short introductory video showing the speed and simplicity of a GaitSmart gait analysis and explaining why an analysis is key to any mobility related rehabilitation.