Smoothness metrics for reaching performance after stroke. Part 1: which one to choose?

MI Mohamed Refai, M Saes, BL Scheltinga… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Smoothness is commonly used for measuring movement quality of the upper
paretic limb during reaching tasks after stroke. Many different smoothness metrics have …

Beyond timing and step counting in 360° turning-in-place assessment: a sco** review

S Netukova, L Horakova, Z Szabo… - BioMedical Engineering …, 2024 - Springer
Background Turning in place is a challenging motor task and is used as a brief assessment
test of lower limb function and dynamic balance. This review aims to examine how research …

Smoothness metric during reach-to-grasp after stroke: part 2. longitudinal association with motor impairment

M Saes, MI Mohamed Refai, J van Kordelaar… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Background The cause of smoothness deficits as a proxy for quality of movement post stroke
is currently unclear. Previous simulation analyses showed that spectral arc length (SPARC) …

Identification of gait unbalance and fallers among subjects with cerebellar ataxia by a set of trunk acceleration-derived indices of gait

SF Castiglia, D Trabassi, A Tatarelli, A Ranavolo… - The Cerebellum, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the ability of 25 gait indices to characterize gait instability and
recurrent fallers among persons with primary degenerative cerebellar ataxia (pwCA) …

Unsupervised IMU-based evaluation of at-home exercise programmes: A feasibility study

DS Komaris, G Tarfali, B O'Flynn, S Tedesco - BMC Sports Science …, 2022 - Springer
Background The benefits to be obtained from home-based physical therapy programmes
are dependent on the proper execution of physiotherapy exercises during unsupervised …

Vestibular rehabilitation improves gait quality and activities of daily living in people with severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized clinical trial

M Tramontano, V Belluscio, E Bergamini, G Allevi… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurorehabilitation research in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) showed how
vestibular rehabilitation (VR) treatments positively affect concussion-related symptoms, but …

Movement smoothness in chronic post-stroke individuals walking in an outdoor environment—A cross-sectional study using IMU sensors

FV Garcia, MJ da Cunha, CP Schuch, GP Schifino… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Walking speed is often used in the clinic to assess the level of gait impairment
following stroke. Nonetheless, post-stroke individuals may employ the same walking speed …

N-euro predictor: A neural network approach for smoothing and predicting motion trajectory

Q Shao, J Wang, B Zhou, VA Tran, G Krishnan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Jitter and lag severely impact the smoothness and responsiveness of user experience on
vision-based human-display interactive systems such as phones, TVs, and VR/AR. Current …

A framework for sensor-based assessment of upper-limb functioning in hemiparesis

A David, T Subash, SKM Varadhan… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ultimate goal of any upper-limb neurorehabilitation procedure is to improve upper-limb
functioning in daily life. While clinic-based assessments provide an assessment of what a …

Innovative multidimensional gait evaluation using IMU in multiple sclerosis: introducing the semiogram

C Voisard, N de l'Escalopier, A Vienne-Jumeau… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Quantifying gait using inertial measurement units has gained increasing
interest in recent years. Highly degraded gaits, especially in neurological impaired patients …