The reminding walker cognitive orthotic device

Falls are a terrible affliction to the elderly, and a hugely expensive issue for the US healthcare system. It is the clinical experience of the physician author, as supported by recent literature, that many falls in walker dependent older persons occur when the person is not using their walker. Therefore a technology that provides real time reminding for use of the walker, as a person comes to stand, may be important for fall prevention. Collaboration between a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) physician and Electrical and Computer engineers will develop the Reminding Walker device from a basic prototype to a well-engineered device suitable for human studies with elderly walker dependent persons.