Human movement has been the subject of investigation since the fifth century when early
scientists and researchers attempted to model the human musculoskeletal system. The …

Modern healthcare is transforming from hospital-centric to individual-centric systems.
Emerging implantable and wearable medical (IWM) devices are integral parts of enabling …

Driven by the growing aging population, prevalence of chronic diseases, and continuously
rising healthcare costs, the healthcare system is undergoing a fundamental transformation …

Introduction: Most accelerometer-based activity monitors are worn on the waist or lower back
for assessment of habitual physical activity. Output is in arbitrary counts that can be …

Background Recent advances in wearable sensor technologies enable objective and long-
term monitoring of motor activities in a patient's habitual environment. People with mobility …

Activities of daily living are important for assessing changes in physical and behavioural
profiles of the general population over time, particularly for the elderly and patients with …

With the maturity of sensing and pervasive computing techniques, extensive research is
being carried out in using different sensing techniques for understanding human behaviour …

(57) ABSTRACT A sensorimotor rehabilitation system can analyze body movement
kinematics of a person, and in particular analyze the use of limbs (eg, upper limbs) to …

This paper reviews self-powered medical devices integrated with advanced energy
harvesting technologies. This article aims to explain the advantages of integrating self …

BACKGROUND: A standard phenotype of frailty was independently associated with an
increased risk of adverse outcomes including comorbidity, disability and with increased risks …