World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative

M Montero-Odasso, N Van Der Velde, FC Martin… - Age and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects
on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity …

Gait parameters of Parkinson's disease compared with healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis

APJ Zanardi, ES da Silva, RR Costa… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We systematically reviewed observational and clinical trials (baseline) studies examining
differences in gait parameters between Parkinson's disease (PD) in on-medication state and …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning approach to support the detection of Parkinson's disease in IMU-based gait analysis

D Trabassi, M Serrao, T Varrecchia, A Ranavolo… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to determine which supervised machine learning (ML) algorithm
can most accurately classify people with Parkinson's disease (pwPD) from speed-matched …

Reference values of gait characteristics in community-dwelling older persons with different physical functional levels

U Dapp, D Vinyard, S Golgert, S Krumpoch… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Mobility is one major component of healthy ageing of older persons. It includes
gait speed, nowadays valued as the sixth vital sign of ageing. Quantitative gait analysis can …

A deep learning approach for foot trajectory estimation in gait analysis using inertial sensors

V Guimarães, I Sousa, MV Correia - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gait performance is an important marker of motor and cognitive decline in older adults. An
instrumented gait analysis resorting to inertial sensors allows the complete evaluation of …

Multiscale entropy algorithms to analyze complexity and variability of trunk accelerations time series in subjects with Parkinson's disease

SF Castiglia, D Trabassi, C Conte, A Ranavolo… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to assess the ability of multiscale sample entropy (MSE), refined
composite multiscale entropy (RCMSE), and complexity index (CI) to characterize gait …

Clinical assessment of gait and functional mobility in Italian healthy and cognitively impaired older persons using wearable inertial sensors

I Mulas, V Putzu, G Asoni, D Viale, I Mameli… - Aging clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Aim The main purpose of the present study was to verify the feasibility of wearable inertial
sensors (IMUs) in a clinical setting to screen gait and functional mobility in Italian older …

Square-step** exercise in older inpatients in early geriatric rehabilitation. A randomized controlled pilot study

K Fränzel, J Koschate, E Freiberger, R Shigematsu… - BMC geriatrics, 2024 - Springer
Background Preservation of mobility and fall prevention have a high priority in geriatric
rehabilitation. Square-Step** Exercise (SSE) as an evaluated and standardized program …

Harmonic ratio is the most responsive trunk-acceleration derived gait index to rehabilitation in people with Parkinson's disease at moderate disease stages

SF Castiglia, D Trabassi, R De Icco, A Tatarelli… - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Harmonic ratios (HRs), recurrence quantification analysis in the antero-
posterior direction (RQA detAP), and stride length coefficient of variation (CV) have recently …

Efficacy of robot-assisted and virtual reality interventions on balance, gait, and daily function in patients with stroke: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

B Zhang, KP Wong, R Kang, S Fu, J Qin… - Archives of physical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness and ranking of robot-
assisted training, virtual reality, and robot-assisted rehabilitation combined with virtual reality …