Systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments

FM Rast, R Labruyère - Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2020 - Springer
Background Recent advances in wearable sensor technologies enable objective and long-
term monitoring of motor activities in a patient's habitual environment. People with mobility …

Measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure in wheelchair users: methods, considerations and future directions

TE Nightingale, PC Rouse, D Thompson… - Sports medicine-open, 2017 - Springer
Accurately measuring physical activity and energy expenditure in persons with chronic
physical disabilities who use wheelchairs is a considerable and ongoing challenge …

Profiling walking dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: characterisation, classification and progression over time

L Filli, T Sutter, CS Easthope, T Killeen, C Meyer… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Gait dysfunction is a common and relevant symptom in multiple sclerosis (MS). This study
aimed to profile gait pathology in gait-impaired patients with MS using comprehensive 3D …

Emotion-relevant activity recognition based on smart cushion using multi-sensor fusion

R Gravina, Q Li - Information Fusion, 2019 - Elsevier
More and more common activities are leading to a sedentary lifestyle forcing us to sit several
hours every day. In-seat actions contain significant hidden information, which not only …

Real-life wheelchair mobility metrics from IMUs

WHK de Vries, RMA van der Slikke, MP van Dijk… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Daily wheelchair ambulation is seen as a risk factor for shoulder problems, which are
prevalent in manual wheelchair users. To examine the long-term effect of shoulder load from …

Measuring hand use in the home after cervical spinal cord injury using egocentric video

A Bandini, M Dousty, SL Hitzig, BC Craven… - Journal of …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Egocentric video has recently emerged as a potential solution for monitoring hand function
in individuals living with tetraplegia in the community, especially for its ability to detect …

Breaking the “Inescapable” Cycle of Pain: Supporting Wheelchair Users' Upper Extremity Health Awareness and Management with Tracking Technologies

Y Li, FM Li, P Carrington - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Upper extremity (UE) health issues are a common concern among wheelchair users and
have a large impact on their independence, social participation, and quality of life. However …

Wearable sensors in ambulatory individuals with a spinal cord injury: from energy expenditure estimation to activity recommendations

WL Popp, S Schneider, J Bär, P Bösch… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Inappropriate physical inactivity is a global health problem increasing the risk of
cardiometabolic diseases. Wearable sensors show great potential to promote physical …

Estimation of manual wheelchair-based activities in the free-living environment using a neural network model with inertial body-worn sensors

E Fortune, BA Cloud-Biebl, SI Madansingh… - … of electromyography and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shoulder pain is common in manual wheelchair (MWC) users. Overuse is thought to be a
major cause, but little is known about exposure to activities of daily living (ADLs). The study …

Perspectives and recommendations of individuals with tetraplegia regarding wearable cameras for monitoring hand function at home: Insights from a community …

A Bandini, S Kalsi-Ryan, BC Craven… - The Journal of Spinal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Context Wearable cameras have great potential for producing novel outcome measures of
upper limb (UL) function and guiding care in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury …