A wearable sensor identifies alterations in community ambulation in multiple sclerosis: contributors to real-world gait quality and physical activity

S Shema-Shiratzky, I Hillel, A Mirelman, K Regev… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
People with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) often suffer from gait impairments. These changes in
gait have been well studied in laboratory and clinical settings. A thorough investigation of …

Next steps in wearable technology and community ambulation in multiple sclerosis

ML Frechette, BM Meyer, LJ Tulipani… - Current neurology and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Walking impairments are highly prevalent in persons with
multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and are associated with reduced quality of life. Walking is …

Deterioration of specific aspects of gait during the instrumented 6-min walk test among people with multiple sclerosis

S Shema-Shiratzky, E Gazit, R Sun, K Regev… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Prolonged walking is typically impaired among people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS),
however, it is unclear what the contributing factors are or how to evaluate this deterioration …

Quantifying gait impairment using an instrumented treadmill in people with multiple sclerosis

A Kalron, Z Dvir, L Frid, A Achiron - … Scholarly Research Notices, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objective. Treadmill gait analysis has been proposed as an attractive
alternative for overground walking measuring systems. The purpose of this study was …

Wearable sensors can reliably quantify gait alterations associated with disability in people with progressive multiple sclerosis in a clinical setting

L Angelini, W Hodgkinson, C Smith, JM Dodd… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Gait disability in people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is difficult to quantify using
existing clinical tools. This study aims to identify reliable and objective gait-based …

Gait asymmetry, and bilateral coordination of gait during a six-minute walk test in persons with multiple sclerosis

M Plotnik, JM Wagner, G Adusumilli, A Gottlieb… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Gait impairments in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) leading to decreased
ambulation and reduced walking endurance remain poorly understood. Our objective was to …

Commercially available accelerometry as an ecologically valid measure of ambulation in individuals with multiple sclerosis

RW Motl, BM Sandroff, JJ Sosnoff - Expert review of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Ambulatory impairment is a prevalent consequence of multiple sclerosis (MS) that is often
measured in controlled contexts using performance tests that lack ecological validity. This …

Accelerometry as a measure of walking behavior in multiple sclerosis

RW Motl, L Pilutti, BM Sandroff… - Acta Neurologica …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Accelerometry has been identified as a possible ecologically valid and objective
approach for measuring community ambulation in multiple sclerosis (MS). This study …

Clinical assessment of gait in individuals with multiple sclerosis using wearable inertial sensors: Comparison with patient-based measure

M Pau, S Caggiari, A Mura, F Corona, B Leban… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background This study aims to verify the feasibility of use of wearable accelerometers in an
ambulatory environment to assess spatiotemporal parameters of gait in people with Multiple …

Free-living and laboratory gait characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis

FA Storm, KPS Nair, AJ Clarke, JM Van der Meulen… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Wearable sensors offer the potential to bring new knowledge to inform
interventions in patients affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) by thoroughly quantifying gait …