Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios.

Autor: Eleonora Costamagna, Sibylle B Thies, Laurence P J Kenney, David Howard, Ulrich Lindemann, Jochen Klenk, Rose Baker

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 1, p e0210960 (2019)

Walking aids are widely used by older adults, however, alarmingly, their use has been linked to increased falls-risk, yet clinicians have no objective way of assessing user stability. This work aims to demonstrate the application of a novel methodolo

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Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?

Autor: Alex Bates, Sibylle B. Thies, Laurence Kenney, Jo Webb, Eleonora Costamagna, Helen Dawes, Dave Howard, Malcolm H. Granat, Rose Baker

Publikováno v: BMC Geriatrics
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)

Background Walking aids are issued to older adults to prevent falls, however, paradoxically their use has been identified as a risk factor for falling. To prevent falls, walking aids must be used in a stable manner, but it remains unknown to what ext

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https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/5a746889-3958-4aef-bd8c-57abd2529d02/1/

Skill assessment in upper limb myoelectric prosthesis users: Validation of a clinically feasible method for characterising upper limb temporal and amplitude variability during the performance of functional tasks

Autor: Matthew J. Major, Sibylle B. Thies, Rebecca Stine, Peter J. Kyberd, Adam Galpin, Mohammad Sobuh, Laurence Kenney

Publikováno v: Thies, S B, Kenney, L P J, Sobuh, M, Galpin, A, Kyberd, P, Stine, R & Major, M J 2017, ' Skill assessment in upper limb myoelectric prosthesis users : validation of a clinically feasible method for characterising upper limb temporal and amplitude variability during the performance of functional tasks ', Medical Engineering & Physics, vol. 47, pp. 137-143 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.03.010

Upper limb myoelectric prostheses remain challenging to use and are often abandoned. A proficient user must be able to plan/execute arm movements while activating the residual muscle(s), accounting for delays and unpredictability in prosthesis respon

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.03.010

Methods to characterize the real-world use of rollators using inertial sensors – a feasibility study

Autor: James D. Amor, Ulrich Lindemann, Sibylle B. Thies, Mingxu Sun, Jochen Klenk, Christopher J. James, Laurence Kenney, Eleonora Costamagna

Rollators are widely used by people with mobility problems, but previous studies have been limited to self-report approaches when evaluating their real-world effectiveness. To support studies based on more robust datasets, a method to estimate mobili

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Characterisation of rollator use using inertial sensors

Autor: Eleonora Costamagna, Laurence Kenney, Tsu Jui Cheng, Catherine Holloway, James D. Amor, Christopher J. James, Sibylle B. Thies

Publikováno v: Healthcare Technology Letters

The use of walking aids is prevalent among older people and people with mobility impairment. Rollators are designed to support outdoor mobility and require the user to negotiate curbs and slopes in the urban environment. Despite the prevalence of rol

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https://doi.org/10.1049/htl.2016.0061