Quantitative assessment of multiple sclerosis using inertial sensors and the TUG test

BR Greene, M Healy, S Rutledge… - 2014 36th Annual …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological disorder affecting between 2 and 2.5
million people globally. Tests of mobility form part of clinical assessments of MS. Quantitative …

Walking function in clinical monitoring of multiple sclerosis by telemedicine

N Sola-Valls, Y Blanco, M Sepúlveda, S Llufriu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Walking limitation is a key component of disability in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS),
but the information on daily walking activity and disability over time is limited. To …

Is a wearable sensor-based characterisation of gait robust enough to overcome differences between measurement protocols? A multi-centric pragmatic study in …

L Angelini, I Carpinella, D Cattaneo, M Ferrarin… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) allow accurate quantification of gait impairment of people
with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Nonetheless, it is not clear how IMU-based metrics might be …

Accelerometer cut-points derived during over-ground walking in persons with mild, moderate, and severe multiple sclerosis

BM Sandroff, BJ Riskin, S Agiovlasitis… - Journal of the neurological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background There has been increased interest in objectively quantifying time spent in
moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) using accelerometry as an outcome among …

[PDF][PDF] Reliability of RT3 accelerometer for measuring mobility in people with multiple sclerosis: Pilot study

L Hale, K Williams, C Ashton… - Journal of rehabilitation …, 2007 - rehab.research.va.gov
This pilot study investigated the test-retest reliability of an RT3 accelerometer (RT3) for
measuring motion in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Ten people with MS (mean age 49 …

Technologies for advanced gait and balance assessments in people with multiple sclerosis

CJ Shanahan, FMC Boonstra, LE Cofré Lizama… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Subtle gait and balance dysfunction is a precursor to loss of mobility in multiple sclerosis
(MS). Biomechanical assessments using advanced gait and balance analysis technologies …

Continuous daily assessment of multiple sclerosis disability using remote step count monitoring

VJ Block, A Lizee, E Crabtree-Hartman, CJ Bevan… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Disability measures in multiple sclerosis (MS) rely heavily on ambulatory function, and
current metrics fail to capture potentially important variability in walking behavior. We sought …

Sensor-based gait analyses of the six-minute walk test identify qualitative improvement in gait parameters of people with multiple sclerosis after rehabilitation

P Berg-Hansen, SM Moen, A Austeng, V Gonzales… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this work was to determine whether wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs)
could detect gait improvements across different disability groups of people with Multiple …

Inertial sensor-based gait parameters reflect patient-reported fatigue in multiple sclerosis

AA Ibrahim, A Küderle, H Gaßner, J Klucken… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease affecting the central nervous
system and consequently the whole body's functional systems resulting in different gait …

Making every step count: minute-by-minute characterization of step counts augments remote activity monitoring in people with multiple sclerosis

VJ Block, M Waliman, Z Xie, A Akula, R Bove… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Ambulatory disability is common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Remote
monitoring using average daily step count (STEPS) can assess physical activity (activity) …