Head and pelvis stride-to-stride oscillations in gait: Validation and interpretation of measurements from wearable accelerometers

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 857-872

  Brodie, Matthew A D ^a   Beijer, Tim R ^b   Canning, Colleen G ^c   Lord, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Gait; Head; Instability; Oscillations; Parkinson's disease; Walking

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPEED; WALKING AIDS; WEARABLE SENSORS;

GAIT; HEAD; NORMATIVE DATA; OPTICAL MOTION CAPTURE; OSCILLATION; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; REMOTE MONITORING; RISK FACTORS; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; DEVICES; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PELVIS; WALKING;

EID: 84929459198     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/36/5/857     Document Type: Article

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