The European population is ageing, and there is a need for health solutions that keep older
adults independent longer. With increasing access to mobile technology, such as …

The health and wellbeing benefits of engaging in physical activity (PA), and of improving
strength and balance, are well documented. The World Health Organization's …

What is it with falls? An accurate and detailed understanding of unexpected falls and their
mechanics is important for many reasons. From a clinical perspective, for example, it is …

Difficulty with turning is a major contributor to mobility disability and falls in people with
movement disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Turning often results in freezing and/or …

The Timed Up and Go (TUG) is one of the most widely used clinical tests to assess balance
and mobility. An instrumented Timed Up and Go (iTUG) makes use of a specialized …

The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is a clinical test to assess mobility in Parkinson's disease (PD).
It consists of rising from a chair, walking, turning, and sitting. Its total duration is the …

Background The ability to turn while walking is essential for daily living activities. Turning is
slower and more steps are required to complete a turn in people with Parkinson’s disease (…

Approximately one in three older persons falls unintentionally each year. This causes massive
stress and constitutes a burden on the individual, such as loss of independence as well …

Posture analysis in quiet standing is a key component of the clinical evaluation of Parkinson's
disease (PD), postural instability being one of PD's major symptoms. The aim of this study …

The aim of this study is to develop a system for investigating human falls and mobility based
on a Smartphone platform. We have designed and tested a set of software applications …