Another MIT graduate has come up with a scientific invention
that can help individuals with balance problems. Source: Donna
Coveney at MIT Erez Lieberman, a graduate student in the
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has
created an invention known as the iShoe. Lieberman stated that
the insole of the shoe could help doctors detect balance
problems before a dangerous fall takes place. Since the elderly
are known to suffer injuries such as hip fractures from falling,
this new iinvention could be a scientific breakthrough. The
current model of the iShoe is only equipped to diagnose balance
problems, but future versions could do more such as providing
sensory stimulation to the feet when the wearer isn’t steady.
Lieberman originally started the idea as an intern at NASA to
help astronauts and their balance problems when returning from
space. Since then, the student and his co-workers have applied
for a patent on the technology and have also received a $50,000
grant from the Lunar Ventures Comp