To evaluate arm-hand therapies for neurological patients it is important to be able to assess
actual arm-hand performance objectively. Because instruments that measure the actual
quality and quantity of specific activities in daily life are lacking, a new measure needs to be
developed. The aims of this study are to a) elucidate the techniques used to identify upper
extremity activities, b) provide a proof-of-principle of this method using a set of activities
tested in a healthy adult and in a stroke patient, and c) provide an example of the method's …

RECOGNIZING COMPLEX UPPER EXTREMITY SKILLS USING BODY WORN SENSORS |
Document Server@UHasselt … Title: RECOGNIZING COMPLEX UPPER EXTREMITY SKILLS
USING BODY WORN SENSORS Authors: LEMMENS, Ryanne … Issue Date: 2014 Source:
8th World Congress on Neurorehabilitation, Istanbul, Turkey, 8-12 April 2014 Keywords:
outcome measure; inertial sensors; pattern recognition; activities of daily living; upper extremity
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/16560 Category: C2 Type: Conference Material …