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When it comes to fall prevention, identifying trends in gait that have shown a correlation with increased risk of falls is a necessity. A complete fall risk assessment must incorporate precise and ongoing gait analysis to identify changes in gait parameters and functional mobility so that providers can assess more accurately and intervene proactively.

Can you assess fall risk without gait analysis?

At the 2025 NCOA Age+Action Conference, experts came together to explore ways to support aging with dignity and independence. OneStep’s Stephanie Wakeman, PT, DPT, presented on the emerging idea of gait as a vital sign — a powerful tool for detecting early health changes and guiding proactive care for older adults.

Aging and Mobility: Inside Our Presentation at the NCOA 2025 Age+Action Conference

Arthritis comes in many forms and is often misunderstood. Treatment options can be confusing and discouraging. Read more for the many different types of arthritis, common symptoms, treatments, and how physical therapy can help ease your pain and bring you peace of mind.

Arthritis 101

Total hip replacement surgery is one of the 5 most common orthopedic surgeries. There are several types of surgical approaches to replace the hip and it’s important to ask your surgeon which approach they will use as this will determine the type of physical and postural restrictions you will have after surgery and how long they will last.

7 Questions to Ask Your Surgeon After Hip Replacement Surgery

7 Beginner Exercises After a Total Hip Replacement

A New (Better) Way to Tackle Falls in Senior Care

What is Telehealth? Telehealth is a system in which you can access a doctor, physical therapist, or even psychiatric health services. The best part is all you need is a reliable internet connection and a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Even though the services are remote, you still have a caring and reliable licensed healthcare professional on the other end of the line. That means you can receive quality care without needing to leave your home, sit in traffic, or wait for an appointment.

7 Top Tips to Make the Most Out of Your Telehealth Session

Introduced by CMS in 2022, remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) is revolutionizing the way that musculoskeletal care is delivered. For the first time ever, qualified healthcare providers, such as physical therapists, are able to bill for the time they spend monitoring patients beyond the walls of the clinic. This is incredibly exciting news for clinics looking to not only generate more revenue but increase access to high-quality physical therapy care. We’ve put together a list of tips below to help get you started with remote therapeutic monitoring.

7 Tips to Successfully Offer Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) Services

Though it is a modern science of physical recovery, physical therapy traces its roots back thousands of years. It gives people the tools and techniques to heal after surgeries and injuries, shortening the recovery process and making healing manageable. At the same time, for some, physical therapy seems to be a far cry from what it is made out to be. If you’ve ever gone through physical therapy and felt like it simply doesn’t “work” this blog post is for you. Here are three of the most common reasons physical therapy doesn't provide the desired results.

3 Reasons Why Your Physical Therapy Isn't Working

What is digital PT? With all these buzzwords floating around like digital therapy and telehealth it can be very confusing to understand what each is referring to and how it relates to your personal needs. Telehealth is like a broad umbrella category that covers any type of healthcare provided from a distance through the use of technology.

6 Reasons Why Digital Physical Therapy is The Way To Go in 2022

See how a top rehab provider reduced falls and boosted monthly revenue—with just a smartphone.

How Real-life Gait Data Changed the Story for This Rehab Care Provider

OneStep enables Kinomatic to objectively showcase the success of their interventions and support superior clinical outcomes.

Validating Smart Surgical Protocols: OneStep Delivers Compelling and Objective Data

Remote therapeutic monitoring with OneStep enabled a clinician to identify a patient’s decline in real-time and intervene proactively, keeping her safe.

How monitoring gait kept a patient safe

Selection Rehab Services used OneStep to proactively screen patients, spot early signs of decline, and extend care based on real-world mobility insights.

RTM is great, data-driven care extensions are even better.

OneStep’s remote care platform and motion analysis technology is keeping patients receiving home-based outpatient therapy better connected with their clinicians.

OneStep remote care platform: a game-changer for home-based outpatient therapy

Learn how Kinomatic was able to use objective gait data collected by OneStep to prove that Kinomatic patients see a 40% faster recovery.

New Joint Replacement Technology drives superior patient outcomes captured by OneStep

By implementing digital care tools powered by OneStep’s smartphone motion intelligence, Synergy Care has been able to grow their revenue while enhancing clinical outcomes and fall prevention programs — in just 60 days from initial launch!

How a Therapy Services Provider demonstrated 3X ROI from RTM within 60 days

Choice Rehabilitation is able to justify necessary care extensions and capture new revenue through RTM with OneStep.

How a Therapy Services Provider earned an additional $7,243 in 60 days for Managed Care Part A patients with OneStep

High utilization of OneStep is correlated with reduction of falls in skilled nursing settings.

How a OneStep customer reduced falls by 15%

Signature HealthCare has been able to implement a robust fall and functional decline prevention program while driving revenue through Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and referrals for long term care residents.

How Signature HealthCare improved patient outcomes while achieving 11x ROI with OneStep

OneStep study finds physical therapists desire remote work flexibility

OneStep Partners with Limb Loss Preservation Registry

OneStep Secures $36M to Pioneer Gait as the Sixth Vital Sign

OneStep Launches Power of Gait, CEU Program for Physical Therapists

OneStep Leads the Charge in Gait Research, Unlocking New Insights with 12 Leading Research Institutions

OneStep Integrates with PointClickCare to Revolutionize Digital Care

New Approaches to Physician Engagement

OneStep Integrates Gait and Motion Analysis with Epic EHR

OneStep innovates with new approach to fall risk assessment

OneStep Commits to APTA’s Annual Digital Health Transparency Campaign

Our playbook offers an in-depth exploration of the intersection of technology and senior care. Crafted with the expertise of senior living leaders and digital health professionals...

Transforming Care in Senior Living

OneStep's fall risk assessment technology proves to be a specific and sensitive tool that helps identify high risk patients and empowers proactive care.

Automating Fall Risk Assessment with OneStep: Intervene in Time

OneStep’s empowers patient care to transcend in-person visits with highly efficient remote care workflows.

Leveraging remote care to improve clinic efficiencies and relieve staffing challenges

Explore everything you need to know about Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM). Learn the basics, uncover the benefits, and discover practical uses...

Navigating the future of healthcare: Your roadmap to remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM)

How humans walk differently when conscious vs unconscious of their movement

Comparing OneStep's gait analysis to Apple HealthKit

Gait analysis using accelerometry data from a single smartphone: a smartphone app and gold-standard gait analysis system

Shahar, R.T.; Agmon, M., Sensors 2021, 21, 7497

A new kinetic parameter: maximum heelstrike force

Gait analysis reveals critical insight into patient progress

Evaluation of Smartphone Technology on Spatiotemporal Gait in Older and Diseased Adult Populations

Contreras C., Stanley E.C., Deschamps-Prescott C., Burnap S., Hopkins M., Browning B., and Christensen J.C.

Enhancing Prosthetic Care with OneStep's Gait Analysis

The Mobility Metrics Behind Better MDS Scores and Fewer Falls: How Real-World Gait Data is Driving Outcomes in Skilled Nursing

Smarter Tech, Better Care (Part 2): See It, Try It, Transform Your Workflow

Open Mic with OneStep: Your questions, our answers!

Empowering Clinicians Across the Post Acute Continuum: Leveraging Smartphone Technology for Comprehensive Clinical Insights into and Aging Population

Keep Care on Track: Using Smartphone Motion AI for Care Extensions and Smooth Transitions

Beneath the Surface: The Hidden Role of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring in Fall Prevention

Smarter Tech, Better Care (Part 1): How OneStep & Innova are transforming documentation, outcomes & revenue

Get focused on falls: blending evidence with innovation to reduce risk and improve your metrics

The Impact of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring on Older Adults

Revolutionizing Rehabilitation in the Digital Era with OneStep