Evaluation of human standing balance using wearable inertial sensors: a machine learning approach

E Lattanzi, V Freschi - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2020 - Elsevier
According to recent studies, mobility and balance problems represent a risk factor for elderly
people, resulting into augmented fall probabilities with negative impact on medical, social …

Effects of virtual reality technology locomotive multi-sensory motion stimuli on a user simulator sickness and controller intuitiveness during a navigation task

CN Aldaba, Z Moussavi - Medical & biological engineering & computing, 2020 - Springer
Simulator sickness of users and intuitiveness of controllers contribute to a user's acceptance
or rejection of a virtual reality (VR) experiment. However, few studies investigated the effects …

Effects of a dual-task intervention in postural control and cognitive performance in adolescents

P Bustillo-Casero, S Cebrian-Bou… - Journal of Motor …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim was to assess dual-versus single-task training for motor performance and cognitive
performance in adolescents. Two experiments were performed. In the first, 30 adolescents …

The effects of meclizine on motion sickness revisited

T Wibble, J Engström, L Verrecchia… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Antihistamines make up the first line of treatments against motion‐sickness. Still, their
efficacy and specific mechanism have come into question. The aim of this study was to …

Effects of visual feedback training and visual targets on muscle activation, balancing, and walking ability in adults after hemiplegic stroke: A preliminary, randomized …

NW Pak, JH Lee - International journal of rehabilitation research, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this randomized, controlled study was to investigate the effect of visual feedback
through visual targets on muscle activity, balance, and gait in stroke patients. Patients were …

Is the Wii balance board a valid and reliable instrument to assess postural stability in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus?

F Álvarez-Barbosa, J del Pozo-Cruz, B Sañudo… - diabetes research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aims Evaluate the validity and reliability of the data from the Wii balance board (WBB),
against a force platform (FP) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods Forty …

[HTML][HTML] Validity and sensitivity of instrumented postural and gait assessment using low-cost devices in Parkinson's disease

I Álvarez, J Latorre, M Aguilar, P Pastor… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Accurate assessment of balance and gait is necessary to monitor the clinical
progress of Parkinson's disease (PD). Conventional clinical scales can be biased and have …

Immediate effects of kinesio taping of tibialis anterior and ankle joint on mobility and balance ability for chronic hemiparesis: Randomized controlled cross-sectional …

KH Kim, YJ Lee - Physikalische Medizin …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Background Stroke patients with hemiparesis are generally described as being slow and
suffering a balance disability. Objective The purpose of this cross-sectional single-blind …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of Wii Fit exergames on static balance and motor competence in obese and non-obese college women

S Davoodeh, M Sheikh, D Houminiyan Sharifabadi… - Acta Gymnica, 2020 - gymnica.upol.cz
Background: Exergames have recently been employed for a variety of purposes in different
clinical and non-clinical environments. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effect of a 6 …

[HTML][HTML] Intensified visual clutter induces increased sympathetic signalling, poorer postural control, and faster torsional eye movements during visual rotation

T Wibble, U Södergård, F Träisk, T Pansell - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Many dizzy patients express a hypersensitivity to visual motion and clutter. This study aims
to investigate how exposure to rotating visual clutter affects ocular torsion, vertical skewing …