Deans' stroke musings: Objective fall risk detection in stroke survivors using wearable sensor technology: A feasibility study

Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Objective fall risk detection in stroke survivors using wearable sensor technology: A feasibility study

Considering that falls in the elderly lead to death quite often, this should have been implemented in your hospital 2 years ago. I would call that medical malfeasance if not done.

Objective fall risk detection in stroke survivors using wearable sensor technology: A feasibility study

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation , Volume 23(6) , Pgs. 393-399.

NARIC Accession Number: J77372. What's this?
ISSN: 1074-9357.
Author(s): Taylor-Pilliae, Ruth E.; Mohler, M. Jane; Najafi, Bijan; Coull, Bruce M..
Publication Year: 2016.
Number of Pages: 7.

Abstract:

Study assessed the feasibility of using wearable technology (PAMSys) to objectively monitor fall risk and gait in home and community settings in stroke survivors. The PAMSys was used to identify fall risk indicators (postural transitions: duration in seconds, and number of unsuccessful attempts), and gait (steps, speed, duration) for 48 hours during usual daily activities in 10 stroke survivors compared to 10 age-matched controls. All stroke survivors (100 percent) reported that the device was comfortable to wear, didn’t interfere with everyday activities, and were willing to wear the PAMSys equipment for another 48 hours. None reported any difficulty with the device while sleeping, removing/putting back on for showering or changing clothes. When compared to controls, stroke survivors had significantly worse fall risk indicators and walked less. Stroke survivors reported high acceptability of 48 hours of continuous PAMSys monitoring. Findings suggest that the use of in-home wearable technology may prove useful in monitoring fall risk and gait in stroke survivors, potentially enhancing recovery and/or preventing injuries.
Descriptor Terms: AMBULATION, BIOENGINEERING, BODY MOVEMENT, EQUILIBRIUM, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, MEASUREMENTS, MOBILITY, POSTURE, REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, STROKE, TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION.

Can this document be ordered through NARIC's document delivery service*?: Y.

Citation: Taylor-Pilliae, Ruth E., Mohler, M. Jane, Najafi, Bijan, Coull, Bruce M.. (2016). Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 23(6), Pgs. 393-399. Retrieved 1/14/2018, from REHABDATA database.