Does a waist-worn accelerometer capture intra-and inter-person variation in walking behavior among persons with multiple sclerosis?

RW Motl, JJ Sosnoff, D Dlugonski, Y Suh… - Medical engineering & …, 2010 - Elsevier
The valid application of accelerometry and interpretation of its output (ie, counts per unit
time) for the measurement of walking behavior in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) rests …

Steps per day among persons with multiple sclerosis: variation by demographic, clinical, and device characteristics

D Dlugonski, LA Pilutti, BM Sandroff, Y Suh… - Archives of physical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify steps per day in a large sample of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS)
and to describe variation by demographic and clinical characteristics and device type …

Personalized template-based step detection from inertial measurement units signals in multiple sclerosis

A Vienne-Jumeau, L Oudre, A Moreau… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Objective gait assessment is key for the follow-up of patients with progressive
multiple sclerosis (pMS). Inertial measurement units (IMUs) provide reliable and yet easy …

[HTML][HTML] Walking speed measurement with an Ambient Measurement System (AMS) in patients with multiple sclerosis and walking impairment

F Bethoux, JS Varsanik, TW Chevalier, EF Halpern… - Gait & posture, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Walking speed is an important measure of gait impairment in multiple sclerosis
(MS). The clinical assessment of walking speed requires dedicated time, space, and …

Evaluation of Clinical Gait Analysis parameters in patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of kinematics

G Severini, M Manca, G Ferraresi, LM Caniatti… - Clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Clinical Gait Analysis is commonly used to evaluate specific gait
characteristics of patients affected by Multiple Sclerosis. The aim of this report is to present a …

Comparative validity of accelerometer-based measures of physical activity for people with multiple sclerosis

S Coote, C O'Dwyer - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2012 - Elsevier
Coote S, O'Dwyer C. Comparative validity of accelerometer-based measures of physical
activity for people with multiple sclerosis. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the criterion validity of …

Causality analysis of inertial body sensors for multiple sclerosis diagnostic enhancement

J Gong, Y Qi, MD Goldman… - IEEE journal of biomedical …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inertial body sensors have emerged in recent years as an effective tool for evaluating
mobility impairment resulting from various diseases, disorders, and injuries. For example …

Detection of postural sway abnormalities by wireless inertial sensors in minimally disabled patients with multiple sclerosis: a case–control study

AJ Solomon, JV Jacobs, KV Lomond… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Common clinical neurological exams can be insensitive to balance and mobility
impairment at the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) and may not correspond with …

Real-world walking in multiple sclerosis: Separating capacity from behavior

MM Engelhard, SD Patek, JC Lach, MD Goldman - Gait & posture, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Habitual physical activity (HPA) measurement addresses the impact of MS on
real-world walking, yet its interpretation is confounded by the competing influences of MS …

Measuring changes in gait kinematics due to walking-related fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis

J Taborri, V Studer, P Grossi, L Brambilla… - 2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The objective quantification of walking-related fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis is
still an open challenge. This study aims at measuring changes in gait kinematics due to …