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 …

Background Falls are a prevalent issue in the geriatric population and can result in
damaging physical and psychological consequences. Fall risk assessment can provide …

One of the most widely conserved hallmarks of aging is a decline in functional capabilities.
Mobility loss is particularly burdensome due to its association with negative health …

Background: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome resulting from age-related cumulative decline
across multiple physiologic systems, impaired homeostatic reserve, and reduced capacity to …

Background Globally the population of older adults is increasing. It is estimated that by 2050
the number of adults over the age of 60 will represent over 21% of the world's population …

Frailty status can be improved by intervention. Both exergaming and combined exercise
have been proposed for improving physical performance in community-dwelling elderly …

Context Force platforms and 3-dimensional motion-capture systems provide an accurate
method of quantifying postural stability. Substantial cost, space, time to administer, and need …

Background: frailty is an important geriatric syndrome linked to increased mortality, morbidity
and falls risk. Methods: a total of 399 community-dwelling older adults were assessed using …

Background Frailty has become the center of attention of basic, clinical, and demographic
research because of its incidence level and the gravity of adverse outcomes with age …

This work analyses different concepts for frailty diagnosis based on affordable standard
technology such as smartphones or wearable devices. The goal is to provide ideas that go …