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Feasibility Study of a Prototype Wearable Inertial Measurement Unit for Elderly Postural Sway Assessment.

Siriphan KongsawasdiChakrit WiboonsuntharangkoonKittichai Wantanajittikul
Published in: Journal of clinical medicine research (2024)
The findings support earlier studies that demonstrated the objective nature of the IMU in assessing balance and predicting future risk of falls. Limited significant findings in this study may be due to the lower sampling rate of the IMU prototype (50 Hz) compared to commonly reported frequencies (100 Hz), as well as the inclusion of elderly ambulatory participants who were capable of being independent in their daily activities. The IMU is capable of providing comprehensive data, and detecting subtle changes, early signs of balance impairment and fall tendencies.
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