14.08.2007 15:35 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Moonwalk treadmill trains brain-injured patients to walk

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsThough there's been plenty of inventions that help brain-injured individuals regain a somewhat normal gait, a split-belt treadmill that oftentimes "pushes people into sloppy versions of Michael Jackson's moonwalk" is certainly one of the most bizarre. The device enables one foot to move up to four times faster than the other or throw one leg into reverse whilst the other moves forward, essentially forcing one's brain to make an "unconscious a

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