Assessment of upper limb use in children with typical development and neurodevelopmental disorders by inertial sensors: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Understanding development of bimanual upper limb (UL) activities in both typical and atypical conditions in children is important for: i) tailoring rehabilitation programs, ii) monitoring progress, iii) determining outcomes and iv) evaluating effectiveness of treatment/rehabilitation. Recent technological advances, such as wearable sensors, offer possibilities to perform standard medical monitoring. Body-worn motion sensors, mainly accelerometers, have shown very promising results but, so far, these studies have mainly focused on adults. The main aim of this review was to report the evidence of UL activity of both typically developing (TD) children and children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) that are reliably reported and comparable, using a combination of multiple wearable inert

SUBMITTER: Braito I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6219116 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature