2024
Assessing Free-Living Postural Sway in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Meyer B, Cohen J, DePetrillo P, Ceruolo M, Jangraw D, Cheney N, Solomon A, McGinnis R. Assessing Free-Living Postural Sway in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis. IEEE Transactions On Neural Systems And Rehabilitation Engineering 2024, 32: 967-973. PMID: 38373134, PMCID: PMC10966905, DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2024.3366903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasures of postural swayPostural swayFall riskPostural instabilityAssessment of postural instabilityRemote patient monitoring technologyPostural sway assessmentMeasures of balanceMeasures of swayPredicting fall riskPatient-reported measuresPatient monitoring technologyForce platformBalance impairmentDisease statusMobility impairmentsWearable accelerometersLab-based measuresAssociated with disease statusSwayMultiple sclerosisAnalyzed dataRiskArea under curveDaily life
2022
Evaluation of unsupervised 30-second chair stand test performance assessed by wearable sensors to predict fall status in multiple sclerosis
Tulipani L, Meyer B, Allen D, Solomon A, McGinnis R. Evaluation of unsupervised 30-second chair stand test performance assessed by wearable sensors to predict fall status in multiple sclerosis. Gait & Posture 2022, 94: 19-25. PMID: 35220031, PMCID: PMC9086135, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWearable sensorsFall statusFall riskUnsupervised conditionsChair stand test performanceClassification AUCUnsupervised monitoringChair stand testAccelerometer-derived metricsPredicting fall riskStandard Functional AssessmentSupervised performanceBalance confidenceFunctional mobilityWearableNon-fallersStand testBalance deficitsRoutine clinical assessmentSupervision visitsSensorThree-month periodPerformanceFunctional assessmentMultiple sclerosis