Introduction The aim of the present review is to track the evolution of wearable IMUs from
their use in supervised laboratory-and ambulatory-based settings to their application for long …

Background Quantitative gait analysis is essential for evaluating walking and running
patterns for markers of pathology, injury, or other gait characteristics. It is expected that the …

Wearable healthcare technology (WHT) has the potential to improve access to healthcare
information especially to the older population and empower them to play an active role in …

Purpose This paper aims to explore factors influencing the healthcare wearable technology
adoption intention from perspectives of technical attributes (perceived convenience …

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 …

In the last few years, estimating ground reaction forces by means of wearable sensors has
come to be a challenging research topic paving the way to kinetic analysis and sport …

The availability of wearable devices (WDs) to collect biometric information and their use
during activities of daily living is significantly increasing in the general population. These …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder of the central nervous
system that deteriorates motor functions, while it is also accompanied by a large diversity of …

The growth of health care spending on older adults with chronic diseases faces major
concerns that require effective measures to be adopted worldwide. Among the main …

This article reviews the use of wearable sensors for the monitoring of physical activity (PA)
for different purposes, including assessment of gait and balance, prevention and/or …