The virtual time to contact in the evaluation of balance disorders and prediction of falls in people with multiple sclerosis

D Cattaneo, M Ferrarin, J Jonsdottir… - Disability and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compute Virtual Time to Contact (VTC) from
stabilometric assessment to study balance impairments in people with multiple sclerosis …

A smartphone sensor-based digital outcome assessment of multiple sclerosis

X Montalban, J Graves, L Midaglia… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Sensor-based monitoring tools fill a critical gap in multiple sclerosis (MS)
research and clinical care. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess performance …

Movement measurements at home for multiple sclerosis: walking speed measured by a novel ambient measurement system

VMJ Smith, JS Varsanik, RA Walker… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Gait disturbance is a major contributor to clinical disability in multiple sclerosis
(MS). A sensor was developed to assess walking speed at home for people with MS using …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing balance improvement in multiple sclerosis rehabilitation: a pragmatic multicentric trial

D Cattaneo, S Coote, K Rasova, E Gervasoni… - Annals of physical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis (pMS) is a key area of research. To
date, whether MS type and the rehabilitation setting are associated with worse or better …

Body-worn sensors capture variability, but not decline, of gait and balance measures in multiple sclerosis over 18 months

RI Spain, M Mancini, FB Horak, D Bourdette - Gait & posture, 2014 - Elsevier
Gait and balance deficits are a frequent complaint in MS but poorly captured by stopwatch-
timed tests or rating scales. Body-worn accelerometers and gyroscopes are able to detect …

[HTML][HTML] Wearable sensor technologies to assess motor functions in people with multiple sclerosis: systematic scoping review and perspective

T Woelfle, L Bourguignon, J Lorscheider… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Wearable sensor technologies have the potential to improve monitoring in
people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and inform timely disease management decisions …

Wearable technology reveals gait compensations, unstable walking patterns and fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis

M Psarakis, DA Greene, MH Cole… - Physiological …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective: People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) often experience a decline in gait
performance, which can compromise their independence and increase falls. Ankle joint …

The sit-to-stand transition as a biomarker for impairment: Comparison of instrumented 30-second chair stand test and daily life transitions in multiple sclerosis

LJ Tulipani, B Meyer, S Fox, AJ Solomon… - IEEE transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Falls and mobility deficits are common in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) across all
levels of clinical disability. However, functional mobility observed in supervised settings may …

[HTML][HTML] Home-based system for physical activity monitoring in patients with multiple sclerosis (Pilot study)

L Shammas, T Zentek, B von Haaren… - Biomedical engineering …, 2014 - Springer
Background Limitations in physical activity are considered as a key problem in patients with
multiple sclerosis (PwMS). Contemporary methods to assess the level of physical activity in …

Smartphone-and smartwatch-based remote characterisation of ambulation in multiple sclerosis during the two-minute walk test

AP Creagh, C Simillion, AK Bourke… - IEEE journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Leveraging consumer technology such as smartphone and smartwatch devices to
objectively assess people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) remotely could capture unique …