by Cyma, Inc.
 | The StepWatchTM has many possible applications in
medicine and rehabilitation. Studies completed or currently in progress are listed below. |
Descriptive Studies
- Levels and patterns of activity of males with advanced diabetes
- Activity levels in children with and without physical disability
- Wandering behavior with Alzheimer's disease
- Activity of horses in stalls (for equine fracture management)
- Activity of horses in pasture
- Activity levels of healthy persons of all ages (normative)*
- Ambulatory demands of jobs commonly entered after vocational rehabilitation*
- Activity levels of residents in a continuing care retirement community*
- Comparison of StepWatchTM accuracy and reliability to CaltracTM and other instruments for measurement of physical activity
Outcomes Measurement
- Dynamic elastic response foot vs. rigid keel foot in lower limb prostheses
- Elastomeric suspension liner vs. traditional PeLiteTM liner for trans-tibial prostheses
- Ambulatory activity before and after elective lower limb amputation
- Effect of exercise program on activity of Alzheimer's patients
- Effect of exercise program on activity of elderly women following hip fracture
- Effect of exercise program on recovery of stroke patients
- Effect of total hip replacement on ambulatory activity
- Effect of cartilage replacement on activity in an animal model and in humans
- Effect of spinal implants on ambulatory activity in humans
- Effect of physical therapy for lower back pain on ambulatory activity*
Basic and Clinical Science
- Association of total hip prosthesis wear rates with ambulatory activity (Awarded the Hip Society's prestigious Charnley Award [2000] for important advances in the management of hip disorders)
- Relationship between cognitive function and physical performance after stroke
- Relationship between activity levels in children and obesity
- Estimation of habitual plantar pressures from step and standing activity
- Tracking of recovery following lower limb amputation
- Relationship between self-selected walking velocity and ambulatory activity level
- Relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular disease in adults
*Indicates research conducted under NIH NCMRR SBIR Grant# R44 HD39036.
