Upper extremity 3-dimensional reachable workspace analysis in dystrophinopathy using Kinect.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An innovative upper extremity 3-dimensional (3D) reachable workspace outcome measure acquired using the Kinect sensor is applied toward Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD). The validity, sensitivity, and clinical meaningfulness of this novel outcome measure are examined.

Methods

Upper extremity function assessment (Brooke scale and NeuroQOL questionnaire) and Kinect-based reachable workspace analyses were conducted in 43 individuals with dystrophinopathy (30 DMD and 13 BMD, aged 7-60 years) and 46 controls (aged 6-68 years).

Results

The reachable workspace measure reliably captured a wide range of upper extremity impairments encountered in both pediatric and adult, as well as ambulatory and non-ambulatory individuals with dystrophinopathy. Reduce

SUBMITTER: Han JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4506893 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature