> There are potential medical uses of this sort of technology - > enough computer abusers and other desk-job workers with bad backs > or similar health problems that could benefit from analyzing how they walk, > but obviously Darpa's not going to find that. Perhaps we can get
There are expensive, complicated computer-controlled contraptions that attach to the body, analyze walk, forces that you exert, and tell you exactly which of 40-50 muscles engaged in the walk need tuning. They can also *make* you walk "right", by limiting/forcing movements. Since people do manage to correct the gait with them, I see no reason that gait can be modified, lond-term, in any desireable direction. That is, unless these devices become a controlled technology. Do-it-yourself emergency gait scramblers include thumbtacks in both shoes (amazingly how quickly the body learns how to avoid the pain) and anal inserts that require active squeezing to remain in place. ===== end (of original message) Y-a*h*o-o (yes, they scan for this) spam follows: Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/
