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ai'am motion

Recordings for the basic report

Two short gait recordings, filmed handheld on an iPad or iPhone in the ai'am motion app.

The app screen during a side-view gait recording in a clinic. Green lines and joint points detected by the app are drawn over the patient, whose face is blurred. The recording time is at the top right, the close button at the top left, the stop and camera-switch buttons at the bottom.
Side-view recording. The app marks the joints on its own, you take care of the framing.

In the app

A clinician holds an iPad in both hands and films the patient from the side. Joint points detected by the app are visible on the screen.
01

Set the video quality

On the Patients screen, tap the gear icon. Under Video, open Recording quality and choose 1080p / 60 fps. 1080p / 30 fps is also acceptable.

02

Add the patient

Tap the person‑with‑plus icon and enter the First name and Last name. Email and notes are optional. Confirm with Save.

03

Start a visit

Open the patient from the list and tap New visit, not Record. Points and lines will appear on the patient’s joints in the preview.

04

Order the analysis

Once both recordings show Uploaded to the server, confirm the visit details and report language, then tap Order analysis.

Position the device before you press record

The same three rules apply to both recordings. If even one of them is not met, the recording has to be repeated.

Holding the device relative to the patient, side view The person recording holds the iPad or iPhone in their hands, naturally and upright, at a right angle to the floor. The camera’s field of view covers the whole body from head to feet. 90° iPad or iPhone handheld, screen upright camera pointed at the patient top of the frame above the head bottom of the frame below the feet
  • Upright, at a right angle to the floorA tilted device distorts body proportions and joint angles.
  • Natural and steadyYou don’t need to aim exactly at the patient’s hips. Hold the device however feels comfortable, as long as the camera does not bob up and down during the recording.
  • The whole body in frameHead to feet, for as much of the recording as possible. If the whole body does not fit, step back.

Two gait recordings

The drawings show the room from above. The orange wedge is the camera’s field of view; next to it is what should be on the screen.

Recording 1, room seen from above A chair at one end of the room, the person recording at the other end. The patient walks towards the camera, turns and returns to the chair. start and finish chair 180° turn you stand here
Patient walks towards you, fully in frame
1

Walking towards the camera

The patient starts seated on a chair. Stand facing them, as far away as the room allows, so the walking distance is as long as possible.

  1. The patient stands up from the chair.
  2. Walks towards the camera.
  3. Turns 180°.
  4. Walks back to the starting point.
  5. Sits down on the chair.

The patient makes only one pass.

Recording 2, room seen from above The patient walks along the wall from the chair to the far end of the room and back. The person recording walks alongside, with the camera always pointed at the patient’s side. start and finish chair 180° turn you walk alongside, at the same pace constant distance
Patient seen from the side, head to feet
2

Walking side-on to the camera

The patient starts seated on a chair. You walk alongside, keeping the device at a constant height and a constant distance.

  1. The patient stands up from the chair.
  2. Walks in one direction.
  3. Turns 180°.
  4. Walks back to the starting point.
  5. Sits down.

The patient makes only one pass.

Four mistakes that mean the recording must be repeated

Tilted device

The camera looks up or down and distorts the angles. Keep the device upright.

Feet out of frame

They may drop out briefly, but must be visible for most of the recording. If they do not fit, step back (on an iPhone, 0.5× also helps).

Bobbing camera

Sudden raising and lowering of the device shifts the frame. Keep it steady for the whole recording.

Several passes in one file

The patient walks once: out, turn, back and sits down.

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