Gait assessment system MotoRater

kinematicveterinarychronic stress

ine kinematic gait analysis in 4 modalities: walking, ladder walking, wading, swimming Observation and analysis of 3 animal sides (ventral, lateral right/left) Data from all relevant body parts – not just paws Movement analysis based on trajectories of joint positions and angles with respective properties (i.e. velocity and acceleration) More than 100 parameters High sensitivity: MotoRater allows to detect subtle to severe gait changes in various animal models Combines with several other methods (e.g. Electrophysiology, Optogenetics and Telemetry) MotoRater is a system for rodent kinematic gait analysis with high sensitivity to evaluate 4 different motion modalities – overground walking, skilled ladder walking, wading in water and swimming. In contrast to conventional methods, MotoRater allows testing animals in the water, which offers the exceptional opportunity to evaluate severely impaired rodent models, which would not be able to support their body weight on solid ground. MotoRater observes the animal from 3 sides simultaneously (ventral, left, right) and provides detailed readouts of all body parts relevant to the motion, i.e. paws, ankles, joints, tail, head, hip, iliac crest, etc. – allowing reliable detection of subtle deviations, early symptom onset and treatment effects. MotoRater combines/synchronizes with external devices (EEG, EMG) and allows the implementation of other methods (e.g. Optogenetics Bouvier et al 2015, electro-myographic recordings Zörner et al 2010).