"suMus," a novel digital system for arm movement metrics and muscle energy expenditure.

ABSTRACT: Objective: In the field of non-treatable muscular dystrophies, promising new gene and cell therapies are being developed and are entering clinical trials. Objective assessment of therapeutic effects on motor function is mandatory for economical and ethical reasons. Main shortcomings of existing measurements are discontinuous data collection in artificial settings as well as a major focus on walking, neglecting the importance of hand and arm movements for patients' independence. We aimed to create a digital tool to measure muscle function with an emphasis on upper limb motility. Methods: suMus provides a custom-made App running on smartwatches. Movement data are sent to the backend of a suMus web-based platform, from which they can be extracted as CSV data. Fifty patients with

SUBMITTER: Gerhalter T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909604 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature