Assessment of Upper Limb Movement Impairments after Stroke Using Wearable Inertial Sensing.

ABSTRACT: Precise and objective assessments of upper limb movement quality after strokes in functional task conditions are an important prerequisite to improve understanding of the pathophysiology of movement deficits and to prove the effectiveness of interventions. Herein, a wearable inertial sensing system was used to capture movements from the fingers to the trunk in 10 chronic stroke subjects when performing reach-to-grasp activities with the affected and non-affected upper limb. It was investigated whether the factors, tested arm, object weight, and target height, affect the expressions of range of motion in trunk compensation and flexion-extension of the elbow, wrist, and finger during object displacement. The relationship between these metrics and clinically measured impairment was explored.

SUBMITTER: Schwarz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7506737 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature