What are the benefits of an Instrumented Treadmill?
The instrumented treadmill eliminates the frustrating necessity of repetition of tests to get clean foot strikes. The use of the treadmill also allows for statistical analysis of the gait cycle because large numbers of strides can be captured in a very short time. This analysis will show the variability of the gait parameters. Also, traditional gait labs usually require a large amount of space. The use of the treadmill greatly reduces the lab space needed for gait analysis. As such, the treadmill allows for a smaller motion capture environment because the patient is not moving across the floor. This can reduce the number of cameras that are required as well as improve the accuracy of the motion capture as the markers will rarely leave the cameras line of sight. This will result in less expensive, more accurate, and more comprehensive gait analysis.
