What is smartphone gait analysis and how does it work?
How smartphone accelerometers and gyroscopes are used to measure gait speed, cadence, step and stride length and gait timing — with practical factors and published evidence.
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How movement measurement actually works
Plain explanations of the methods behind modern movement measurement — what each approach can measure and how accuracy is assessed. Written for clinicians, researchers and product teams deciding how to measure movement objectively.
Where an article uses MoveLab’s own validation, it links to the peer-reviewed publication and states the study’s population, methods and results. General scientific background is kept separate from MoveLab-specific validation throughout.
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Smartphone and sensor measurement
How accurate is smartphone gait analysis compared with 3D motion capture?
Agreement with marker-based 3D motion capture is parameter-specific. Published ICC values for gait speed, step and stride length, gait timing and double support.
Read articleCan Timed Up and Go and 30-second Sit-to-Stand assessments be measured digitally?
How two widely used functional mobility tests can be captured with a smartphone, with published agreement results against manual scoring.
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Camera and markerless analysis
Can joint range of motion be measured remotely using a camera?
How markerless pose estimation derives joint angles and range of motion from video, with published agreement data and practical setup guidance.
Read articleWhat is markerless motion capture and how can it be used in healthcare?
Body keypoints, pose estimation, joint angles and repetitions explained — plus camera perspective, occlusion and movement-plane considerations.
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Delivery and integration
Can gait analysis be performed in a web browser without installing an app?
How a web browser can read smartphone motion sensors for gait assessment, what permissions and calibration involve, and where device variability matters.
Read articleWhat is a gait analysis API and how can it be integrated into a digital health product?
Capture, submit, analyse, return, use: what a gait analysis API does, how it differs from an assessment workflow or a hosted platform, and how to integrate one.
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Remote and longitudinal measurement
How can gait be assessed remotely outside a gait laboratory?
Compare clinical observation, instrumented gait laboratories, pressure walkways, wearable IMUs, smartphone sensors and markerless video for measuring gait remotely.
Read articleCamera, smartphone sensor or wearable: which is best for measuring movement?
There is no universal winner. What camera-based analysis, smartphone inertial sensors and wearable activity data each measure well, and how to match method to question.
Read articleHow can healthcare teams measure movement between appointments?
Moving from one-off assessment to longitudinal monitoring: objective movement measures, PROMs, wearable activity context and how a remote review workflow fits together.
Read articleWhere the evidence sits
These guides explain methods. For MoveLab’s own peer-reviewed validation — including the exact populations, reference standards and results — go to the research pages.
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