Using Smartphones to Collect Quantitative Data on Lower Limb Functionality in People Who Have Suffered a Stroke

The main objective was to use the inertial sensor integrated into a smartphone to collect quantitative data on lower limb functioning during execution of the timed up and go test and sit to stand test by people in the acute stage of stroke. The secondary objective was to analyze whether smartphones provide reliable quantitative data on performance of these functional tests.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 18, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Jose Antonio Merch án-Baeza, Manuel González-Sánchez, Antonio Ignacio Cuesta-Vargas Source Type: research