Assessing inertial measurement unit locations for freezing of gait detection and patient preference

J O'Day, M Lee, K Seagers, S Hoffman… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2022 - Springer
… and location of IMUs for detecting freezing of gait. The purpose of this study was to assess
IMU sets in the context of both freezing of gait detection performance and patient preference. …

Gait analysis for early neurodegenerative diseases classification through the kinematic theory of rapid human movements

V Dentamaro, D Impedovo, G Pirlo - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… These markers are necessary to extrapolate kinematic features from the body joints and
thus provide spatio-temporal features for gait assessment [56]. Such systems can be used only …

Task-specific training for improving propulsion symmetry and gait speed in people in the chronic phase after stroke: a proof-of-concept study

JF Alingh, BE Groen, JF Kamphuis, ACH Geurts… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
… speed, performance on the 6-Minute Walk Test and the Functional Gait Assessment, and the
intensity of walking in daily life had also increased. At five-week follow-up, the gains in all of …

The Quick Physical Activity Rating (QPAR) scale: A brief assessment of physical activity in older adults with and without cognitive impairment

JE Galvin, MI Tolea, A Rosenfeld, S Chrisphonte - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… performance and gait assessment. The QPAR was completed prior to the office visit and
was not considered in the clinical evaluation, physical performance assessment, staging or …

Biofeedback for post-stroke gait retraining: a review of current evidence and future research directions in the context of emerging technologies

J Spencer, SL Wolf, TM Kesar - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… significant increase in gait symmetry compared to the non-biofeedback control, and the latter
finding significant improvements in the 10-meter walk test, functional gait assessment, and …

Cortical correlates of gait compensation strategies in Parkinson disease

A Tosserams, V Weerdesteyn, T Bal… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
gait episodes, but are also commonly applied in clinical practice to ameliorate gait rhythmicity,
gait … Parkinson disease with and without freezing of gait. A comprehensive framework of 7 …

Managing freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

JYY Kwok, R Smith, LML Chan, LCC Lam… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
… Ideally, these results need to be further complemented and validated using objective
instrumental gait analyses, and we did not attempt to assess the cost effectiveness of preferentially …

The initial diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease

S Waller, L Williams, H Morales-Briceno… - … of general practice, 2021 - search.informit.org
… frequent in general practice. … gait changes are characterised by asymmetrically reduced
armswing, but over time stride length becomes shorter with a reduced step height, giving the gait

Cognition and motor function: The gait and cognition pooled index

JK Kueper, DJ Lizotte, M Montero-Odasso… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… realistic assessment of … gait velocity and DTC with cognitive abilities, especially executive
function, we suspect part of the responsiveness of the Pooled Index is due to gait assessments

Computation of gait parameters in post stroke and parkinson's disease: A comparative study using RGB-D sensors and optoelectronic systems

V Cimolin, L Vismara, C Ferraris, G Amprimo, G Pettiti… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
… Other studies combined optical sensors and treadmills as an alternative approach to capture
a more significant number of steps for the gait assessment [42,43]. On the other hand, the …