Wearable devices for tracking physical activity in the community after an acquired brain injury: a systematic review

A Veerubhotla, A Krantz, O Ibironke, R Pilkar - PM&R, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The application of wearable devices in individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI)
resulting from stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI) for monitoring physical activity (PA) has …

Validation of SuPerSense, a Sensorized Surface for the Evaluation of Posture Perception in Supine Position

D De Bartolo, I D'amico, M Iosa, F Aloise, G Morone… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to validate a sensorized version of a perceptive surface that may be used
for the early assessment of misperception of body midline representation in subjects with …

Recurrence quantification analysis of center of pressure trajectories for balance and fall-risk assessment in young and older adults

E Fernandez-Cervantes, L Montesinos… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The prevalence and impact of balance impairments and falls in older adults have motivated
several studies on the characterization of human balance. This study aimed to determine the …

A Novel Core Strengthening Intervention for Improving Trunk Function, Balance and Mobility after Stroke

R Pilkar, A Veerubhotla, O Ibironke, N Ehrenberg - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper a novel core-strengthening intervention (CSI) delivered using the AllCore360°, a
device that targets trunk muscles through a systematic, high-intensity rotating-plank …

Improved stability of long-duration sitting in spatial neglect after a single session of prism adaptation

A Abdou, R Pilkar, P Chen, G Yue, A Barrett - Neurocase, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Spatial neglect after right brain stroke affects balance, and improvements in sitting balance
after prism adaptation have been demonstrated using short-duration center of pressure …

Objective evaluation of the risk of falls in individuals with traumatic brain injury: feasibility and preliminary validation

R Pilkar, A Veerubhotla… - 2021 43rd Annual …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Falls are a significant health concern for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). For
developing effective preemptive strategies to reduce falls, it is essential to get an accurate …

Collaborative capacity development to complement stroke rehabilitation in Africa

Q Louw, F Bardien, K Berner, J Bester, Y Brink… - 2020 - library.oapen.org
This scholarly book focuses on stroke in Africa. Stroke is a leading cause of disability among
adults of all ages, contributing significantly to health care costs related to long term …

Improving perception of perturbations and balance using a novel dynamic computerized biofeedback based intervention after traumatic brain injury

D Tanis, R Pilkar, O Ibironke… - 2018 40th Annual …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) impairs the integration and organization of the visual, auditory,
and somatosensory inputs that permit body position awareness in relation to self and …