Long-term effects of exercise and physical therapy in people with Parkinson disease

MK Mak, IS Wong-Yu, X Shen, CL Chung - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative movement disorder with
symptoms reflecting various impairments and functional limitations, such as postural …

Technology in Parkinson's disease: challenges and opportunities

AJ Espay, P Bonato, FB Nahab, W Maetzler… - Movement …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The miniaturization, sophistication, proliferation, and accessibility of technologies are
enabling the capture of more and previously inaccessible phenomena in Parkinson's …

Free‐living monitoring of Parkinson's disease: Lessons from the field

S Del Din, A Godfrey, C Mazzà, S Lord… - Movement …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Wearable technology comprises miniaturized sensors (eg, accelerometers) worn on the
body and/or paired with mobile devices (eg, smart phones) allowing continuous patient …

Wearable inertial sensors for human movement analysis

M Iosa, P Picerno, S Paolucci… - Expert review of medical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
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 to assess standing balance: A systematic review

M Ghislieri, L Gastaldi, S Pastorelli, S Tadano… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Wearable sensors are de facto revolutionizing the assessment of standing balance. The aim
of this work is to review the state-of-the-art literature that adopts this new posturographic …

Use of wearable sensor technology in gait, balance, and range of motion analysis

S Díaz, JB Stephenson, MA Labrador - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
More than 8.6 million people suffer from neurological disorders that affect their gait and
balance. Physical therapists provide interventions to improve patient's functional outcomes …

Conformal, Ultra‐thin Skin‐Contact‐Actuated Hybrid Piezo/Triboelectric Wearable Sensor Based on AlN and Parylene‐Encapsulated Elastomeric Blend

M Mariello, L Fachechi, F Guido… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible electronics based on piezoelectric/triboelectric devices is an attractive technology
for human sensing. Their hybridization overcomes the limitations of single components …

An overview of smart shoes in the internet of health things: gait and mobility assessment in health promotion and disease monitoring

BM Eskofier, SI Lee, M Baron, A Simon, CF Martindale… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
New smart technologies and the internet of things increasingly play a key role in healthcare
and wellness, contributing to the development of novel healthcare concepts. These …

Clinical and methodological challenges for assessing freezing of gait: future perspectives

M Mancini, BR Bloem, FB Horak, SJG Lewis… - Movement …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freezing of gait, defined as sudden and usually brief episodes of inability to produce
effective stepping, often results in falls and is both disabling and common in parkinsonism. In …

Classification of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor based on balance and gait characteristics from wearable motion sensors via machine learning techniques …

S Moon, HJ Song, VD Sharma, KE Lyons… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET) are movement disorders
that can have similar clinical characteristics including tremor and gait difficulty. These …