Background Peripheral nerve injuries and central neurologic conditions can result in
extensive disabilities. In cases with unilateral impairment, assessing the asymmetry between …

With the ongoing advances in sensor technology and miniaturization of electronic chips,
more applications are researched and developed for wearable devices. Hydration …

Introduction Recently, interest in quantifying upper limb function in cerebral palsy has grown.
However, the lack of reference tasks and protocols, have hindered the development of …

There are few wearable sensors suitable for daily monitoring of wrist and finger movements
for hand-related healthcare applications. Here, we describe the development and validation …

Background After a stroke, 80% of the chronic patients have difficulties to use their paretic
upper limb (UL) in activities of daily life (ADL) even after rehabilitation. Virtual reality therapy …

Aim The rise of wearable sensing technology shows promise for addressing the challenges
of measuring motor behavior in pediatric populations. The current pediatric wearable …

Background Understanding the role of adherence to home exercise programs for survivors
of stroke is critical to ensure patients perform prescribed exercises and maximize …

Measuring the quality of movement is a need and a challenge for clinicians. Jerk, defined as
the quantity of acceleration variation, is a kinematic parameter used to assess the …

Fatigue induced by soccer playing increases physical efforts, which might alter the
transverse knee stability, a known factor that promotes knee injuries, particularly anterior …

Background To date, many wrist actimetric variables dedicated to measuring the upper limbs
(UL) in post-stroke patients have been developed but very few comparisons have been …