One of the first questions a researcher or designer of wearable technology has to answer in
the design process is where on the body the device should be worn. It has been almost 20 …

Over the past century, in most countries, there has been a continual increase in life
expectancy primarily due to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and …

Background. Ambulatory measurements of trunk accelerations can provide valuable
information on the amount and quality of daily-life activities and contribute to the …

The popularity of using accelerometer-based systems to quantify human movement patterns
has increased in recent years for clinicians and researchers alike. The benefits of using …

Background: gait variability may be an important predictor of falls risk, but its characteristics
are poorly understood. Objective: to examine the relationship between age and gait …

A ubiquitous characteristic of elderly and patients with gait disabilities is that they walk
slower than healthy controls. Many clinicians assume these patients walk slower to improve …

This study evaluated the gait and balance performance of two clinically distinct groups of
recently diagnosed and minimally impaired multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (Expanded …

Falls not only present a considerable health threat, but the resulting treatment and loss of
working days also place a heavy economic burden on society. Gait instability is a major fall …

Several recent reviews have reported that 'repetitive movements' constitute a risk factor for
occupational musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulder and arm regions. More …

Increased stride-to-stride variability during walking characterizes gait instability and predicts
falling in older adults. Walking while performing cognitive tasks (dual task walking) is also …