Balance improvement effects of biofeedback systems with state-of-the-art wearable sensors: A systematic review

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Ma, Christina Zong Hao ^a,b   Wong, Duo Wai Chi ^a   Lam, Wing Kai ^c   Wan, Anson Hong Ping ^a   Lee, Winson Chiu Chun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

^c Li Ning Sports Science Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

Balance; Falls; Force sensors; Inertial motion sensors; Real time biofeedback; Sensory augmentation; Wearable sensors

Indexed keywords

BALANCING; BIOFEEDBACK; GAIT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

FALLS; FORCE SENSOR; INERTIAL MOTIONS; REAL TIME; SENSORY AUGMENTATIONS;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; BIOFEEDBACK; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; GAIT; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTION; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 84961590367     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s16040434     Document Type: Review

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