Wearable inertial sensors for human movement analysis
Introduction: The present review aims to provide an overview of the most common uses of
wearable inertial sensors in the field of clinical human movement analysis. Areas covered …
wearable inertial sensors in the field of clinical human movement analysis. Areas covered …
Mobility related physical and functional losses due to aging and disease-a motivation for lower limb exoskeletons
Background Physical and functional losses due to aging and diseases decrease human
mobility, independence, and quality of life. This study is aimed at summarizing and …
mobility, independence, and quality of life. This study is aimed at summarizing and …
Variations in kinematics during clinical gait analysis in stroke patients
In addition to changes in spatio-temporal and kinematic parameters, patients with stroke
exhibit fear of falling as well as fatigability during gait. These changes could compromise …
exhibit fear of falling as well as fatigability during gait. These changes could compromise …
Development and decline of upright gait stability
Upright gait is a peculiar characteristic of humans that requires the ability to manage upper
body dynamic balance while walking, despite the perturbations that are generated by …
body dynamic balance while walking, despite the perturbations that are generated by …
Comprehensive fall-risk assessment of construction workers using inertial measurement units: Validation of the gait-stability metric to assess the fall risk of iron …
In construction worksites, slips, trips, and falls are major causes of fatal injuries. This fact
demonstrates the need for a safety assessment method that provides a comprehensive fall …
demonstrates the need for a safety assessment method that provides a comprehensive fall …
Fall risk assessment of construction workers based on biomechanical gait stability parameters using wearable insole pressure system
MF Antwi-Afari, H Li - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2018 - Elsevier
Falls on the same level are a leading cause of non-fatal injuries in the construction industry,
and loss of balance events are the primarily contributory risk factors associated with workers' …
and loss of balance events are the primarily contributory risk factors associated with workers' …
Protocol variations and six‐minute walk test performance in stroke survivors: a systematic review with meta‐analysis
A Dunn, DL Marsden, E Nugent… - Stroke research and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To investigate the use of the six‐minute walk test (6MWT) for stroke survivors,
including adherence to 6MWT protocol guidelines and distances achieved. Methods. A …
including adherence to 6MWT protocol guidelines and distances achieved. Methods. A …
Systematic review of outcome measures of walking training using electromechanical and robotic devices in patients with stroke.
C Geroin, S Mazzoleni, N Smania… - Journal of …, 2013 - medicaljournalssweden.se
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic review was to identify appropriate selection criteria
of clinical scales for future trials, starting from those most commonly reported in the literature …
of clinical scales for future trials, starting from those most commonly reported in the literature …
Virtual art therapy: application of michelangelo effect to neurorehabilitation of patients with stroke
R De Giorgi, A Fortini, F Aghilarre, F Gentili… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In neurorehabilitation, some studies reported the effective use of art therapy for reducing
psychological disorders and for enhancing physical functions and cognitive abilities …
psychological disorders and for enhancing physical functions and cognitive abilities …
Maintaining stable transfemoral amputee gait on level, sloped and simulated uneven conditions in a virtual environment
JA Sturk, ED Lemaire, EH Sinitski… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Describe and quantify how people with transfemoral amputations (TFA) maintain
stable gait over a variety of surfaces; including, downhill and uphill, top and bottom-cross …
stable gait over a variety of surfaces; including, downhill and uphill, top and bottom-cross …