Energetic assessment of trunk postural modifications induced by a wearable audio-biofeedback system

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-54

  Giansanti, D ^a   Dozza, M ^b   Chiari, L ^b   Maccioni, G ^a   Cappello, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auditory biofeedback; Balance; Inertial sensor; Postural control; Prosthesis; Rotational kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

BIOFEEDBACK; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; GYROSCOPES; INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; KINETIC ENERGY; PROSTHETICS; SENSORS; SMART SENSORS; THEOREM PROVING;

AUDITORY BIOFEEDBACK; INERTIAL SENSOR; POSTURAL CONTROL; PROSTHESIS; ROTATIONAL KINETIC ENERGY;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

ADULT; AGED; AUDIOLOGY; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE;

EID: 57849125867     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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