Stroke rehabilitation is like climbing a mountain. With the increasing number of stroke patients, there is a pressing need for an accessible, scientific, and reliable evaluation method to guide their recovery journey. Just as climbers rely on GPS trackers to navigate their way up, researchers have developed a method using wearable sensors to evaluate the […]
Published on September 8, 2022
Imagine your brain as the conductor of a symphony, keeping everything in perfect harmony. In patients with Parkinson’s disease, however, this conductor may be out of tune. A recent study examined the relationship between impaired dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA), orthostatic hypotension (OH), and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD). The findings revealed that patients with OH had […]
Published on September 8, 2022
Just like dance moves change as you get older, so does the way we walk. A 6-year study used small devices called inertial measurement units (IMUs) to track the walking patterns of older adults. These IMUs provided accurate measurements of various gait parameters like speed, step length, time, variability, and asymmetry. The study found that […]
Published on September 8, 2022