Given all of the unknown factors inherent to physical therapy treatment, there are plenty of opportunities to develop smart medical devices that can promote better standards for how physical therapists treat their patients, and track their recovery.

Many of today's physical therapy devices are simple training or exercise tools that lack the ability to collect data, especially from a force-application perspective. This means there's a wealth of information that's going unnoticed in today's physical therapy practices, information that may make a real difference in the length or effectiveness of a treatment program.

In this 12-minute webinar, Mark Lowe -- Tekscan's VP of Sensors -- shares several opportunities for design engineers to capitalize on this ripe medical device market segment with smart, force-sensitive devices.