Join the Motek User Group Meetings on 28th and 30th March 2023

We would like to invite our UK Motek customers to attend the international Motek User Group Meetings, taking place virtually on the 28th and 30th of March 2023.

From 14:00 – 16:30 CET you will hear about how other users are using their devices, meet fellow Motek users who are working on similar research, and discuss best practices.

These meetings are focused on users of the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), Gait Realtime Analysis Interactive Lab (GRAIL), and the modular M-Gait treadmill system.

28th March

Agenda:

14:00 – 14:05: Opening
14:05 – 14:15: Motek updates – Merel Trossel, CAREN, GRAIL and M-Gait product manager
14:15 – 14:40: “What is done at Lapland University of Applied Sciences, and the plans for the future” with Riikka Varjus, Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
14:40 – 15:05: “Walking with feedback – Biomechanical and neurophysiological measures in people with Multiple Sclerosis” with Dr Cintia Ramari Ferreira, Hasselt University, Belgium
15:05 – 15:15: Coffee break
15:15 – 15:40: “Experiences with the CAREN at Cereneo“, with Dr Chris Awai, Cereno Clinic, Switzerland
15:40 – 16:30: Discussion – Standardising data collection for gait studies

30th March

Agenda:

14:00 – 14:05: Opening
14:05 – 14:15: Motek updates – Merel Trossel, CAREN, GRAIL and M-Gait product manager
14:15 – 14:40: “Evaluation of the Floodlight app for people with Multiple Sclerosis” with Dr Jonathan Marsden, Brain Research Imaging Centre, Plymouth University, UK
14:40 – 15:05: “Gait disorders in Multiple Sclerosis: Using the GRAIL in clinical care” with Sjoerd Timmermans, Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands
15:05 – 15:15: Coffee break
15:15 – 15:40: “Differences in treadmill-based gait analysis based on three methods for comfortable walking speed determination in healthy adults” with Pascal Wischhoff, Revant Rehabilitation Centre, Breda, Netherlands
15:40 – 16:05: “Designing gait perturbations for assessment and training: My experiences and recommendations” with Dr Chris McCrum, MUmc, Maastricht, Netherlands
16:05 – 16:30: Discussion: Reference data – What do you need and how to collect this data