Gait Analysis in About 10 Minutes of Walking With stappone Smart Insoles
With stappone smart insoles, the walking tests take about 10 minutes, and your report is ready the moment you finish. Here’s why that matters for you.
Picture the 6-minute walk test. Your therapist asks you to walk back and forth along a hallway for six minutes, as far as you comfortably can. You walk. They count laps, watch the clock and mark the spot where you stopped. Afterward, someone writes the result on a form. And you go home wondering: did I do better than last time?
It’s a good test. But counting laps by hand leaves room for slips, especially on a short hallway with many turns. And every minute spent on paperwork is a minute not spent on you.
From shoe to report
With stappone, the steps are simple:
- The insoles slip into your own shoes.
- They connect to a smartphone.
- You walk: three 10-meter walk tests, a 25-foot walk test and a 6-minute walk test. Your therapist decides the order and when you rest.
- Your data and report are ready, and your therapist can hand the report straight to you.
If your therapist also records a video of your walk, it only takes another 3 to 5 minutes.
Caption: Walk, and the report is ready: your results, documented automatically.
A report you can take home
Your report shows how you walk: your walking speed (how quickly you cover ground), your step length (how far each step carries you) and how evenly you load each foot (whether you favor one side). Instead of a single number on a form, you get a fuller picture of where you are today, one you can bring back to compare at your next visit.
Almost no extra time, far more detail
A walking test with stappone takes almost no added time compared with the same test done by hand. The difference is what you get from it. The insoles track your steps as you walk, so nobody has to keep count. In our internal testing, the distance error was up to 1%: no more than 5 meters (16 feet) on a 500-meter (1,640-foot) walk. The same walk also shows your speed, your step length and how you load each foot.
For you, that means your result doesn’t depend on anyone keeping count. Measured the same way, on the same course, at every visit, your results show how you’re trending over time. Results from earlier tests counted by hand may not line up exactly, so your therapist may treat your first test with the insoles as a fresh starting point.
Good to know: The walking tests with stappone smart insoles take about 10 minutes, plus any rest your therapist builds in, and your report is ready when you finish walking.
Less time on paperwork
Everything is documented automatically. No forms, no handwritten notes, no copying numbers into a file.
„Automatic documentation, with no manual paperwork for the therapist, is a huge benefit,“ says stappone CEO Peter Krimmer.
What’s good for your therapist can be good for you, too. Less time on forms can leave more of your appointment for what matters: your movement, your questions and your next step forward.
Every minute counts
Recovery takes time, energy and patience. Your appointments should move you forward, not keep you waiting on paperwork. With stappone smart insoles, measuring is quick and the documentation takes care of itself, so more of your visit can go to you.
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