All wired up, hooked to the ceiling, and almost ready to start the running part of the study after at least 3+ hours of prepping for it.
This past Saturday I got to be the test subject for a study being conducted at Regis University in Denver. I was their first amputee subject, so I got to be the guinea pig (which tends to happen a lot in my life). This particular study was gathering data to show the differences between running on a walking prosthesis versus a running prosthesis. They were testing muscle firing, so I had electromyogram (EMG) sensors stuck on various parts of my body. They were also looking at biomechanics, so I had LED sensors stuck all over me as well. Once they got all the gear on me, I looked like a human Christmas tree.
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