Telehealth Remote Monitoring

Using these shoe inserts, AT&T is working with Texas Tech University on a geriatric health study. There are four sensors and an accelerometer hidden inside the insert that keep track of pressure on different parts of the foot when walking. The information from the sensors is sent out using wireless signals to a base station which organizes the data. Researchers can then try to predict when elderly patients are becoming more unsteady on their feet and help reduce patients' falls.