Motion capture systems are recognized as the gold standard for joint angle calculation.
However, studies using these systems are restricted to laboratory settings for technical …

Wearable motion sensors consisting of accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetic sensors
are readily available nowadays. The small size and low production costs of motion sensors …

Over the years, smartphones have become tools for scientific and clinical research. They
can, for instance, be used to assess range of motion and joint angle measurement. In this …

Background Emerging sensing and communication technologies are contributing to the
development of many motor rehabilitation programs outside the standard healthcare …

A real-time, adaptive algorithm based on two inertial and magnetic sensors placed on the
shanks was developed for gait-event detection. For each leg, the algorithm detected the …

Introduction Falling causes long term disability and can even lead to death. Most falls occur
during gait. Therefore improving gait stability might be beneficial for people at risk of falling …

Background The ratio of total lumbar rotation over pelvic rotation (lumbopelvic rhythm)
during trunk sagittal movement is essential to evaluate spinal loads and discriminate …

Background The capacity to diagnosys, quantify and evaluate movement beyond the
general confines of a clinical environment under effectiveness conditions may alleviate …

(1) Background: Measuring joint range of motion has traditionally occurred with a universal
goniometer or expensive laboratory based kinematic analysis systems. Technological …

Measurement of spinal lumbar range of movement is useful in clinical examination of the
spine and for monitoring changes in spinal movement characteristics of individuals over …