Enabling precision rehabilitation interventions using wearable sensors and machine learning to track motor recovery

C Adans-Dester, N Hankov, A O'Brien… - NPJ digital …, 2020 - nature.com
The need to develop patient-specific interventions is apparent when one considers that
clinical studies often report satisfactory motor gains only in a portion of participants. This …

Decomposition of reaching movements enables detection and measurement of ataxia

B Oubre, JF Daneault, K Whritenour, NC Khan… - The Cerebellum, 2021 - Springer
Technologies that enable frequent, objective, and precise measurement of ataxia severity
would benefit clinical trials by lowering participation barriers and improving the ability to …

Adaptive control method for dynamic synchronization of wearable robotic assistance to discrete movements: Validation for use case of lifting tasks

F Lanotte, Z McKinney, L Grazi, B Chen… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic control of robotic exoskeletons is paramount to ensuring safe, synergistic assistive
action of functional benefit to users. To date, exoskeleton controllers have excelled in …

Estimating upper-limb impairment level in stroke survivors using wearable inertial sensors and a minimally-burdensome motor task

B Oubre, JF Daneault, HT Jung… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Upper-limb paresis is the most common motor impairment post stroke. Current solutions to
automate the assessment of upper-limb impairment impose a number of critical burdens on …

A unified scheme for the benchmarking of upper limb functions in neurological disorders

V Longatelli, D Torricelli, J Tornero, A Pedrocchi… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Background In neurorehabilitation, we are witnessing a growing awareness of the
importance of standardized quantitative assessment of limb functions. Detailed assessments …

Real-life wrist movement patterns capture motor impairment in individuals with ataxia-telangiectasia

AS Gupta, AC Luddy, NC Khan, S Reiling, JK Thornton - The Cerebellum, 2023 - Springer
Sensitive motor outcome measures are needed to efficiently evaluate novel therapies for
neurodegenerative diseases. Devices that can passively collect movement data in the home …

Predicting and monitoring upper-limb rehabilitation outcomes using clinical and wearable sensor data in brain injury survivors

SI Lee, CP Adans-Dester, AT O'Brien… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Rehabilitation specialists have shown considerable interest for the development
of models, based on clinical data, to predict the response to rehabilitation interventions in …

Detection and assessment of point-to-point movements during functional activities using deep learning and kinematic analyses of the stroke-affected wrist

B Oubre, SI Lee - IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Stoke is a leading cause of long-term disability, including upper-limb hemiparesis. Frequent,
unobtrusive assessment of naturalistic motor performance could enable clinicians to better …

Analysis of gait sub-movements to estimate ataxia severity using ankle inertial data

J Lee, B Oubre, JF Daneault… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Assessment of motor severity in cerebellar ataxia is critical for monitoring disease
progression and evaluating the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. Though wearable …

A kinematic data-driven approach to differentiate involuntary choreic movements in individuals with neurological conditions

Y Liu, B Oubre, C Duval, SI Lee… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: The ability to differentiate similar choreic involuntary movements could lay the
groundwork for the development of a minimally-invasive screening tool for their etiology and …