Only way to walk in Essex?

Medical researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford have set up a gait analysis laboratory, the first of its kind in the UK.

They are appealing for members of the public to come forward to help them detect the subtle differences in walking styles and develop better treatment for a range of patients.

The gait of Essex volunteers will be compared to samples taken by the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, highlighting the differences geographic location plays.

Dr Rajshree Mootanah, director of the medical engineering research group, believes that the people of Essex are likely to have a different gait to New Yorkers.