TY - GEN
T1 - A new smart balance rehabilitation system technology platform
T2 - 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
AU - Fung, Alberto
AU - Lai, Eugene C.
AU - Lee, Beom Chan
N1 - Funding Information:
*Research supported by Research Grant under the American Parkinson’s Disease Association (APDA) and partly supported by the ICT R&D program of MSIP/IITP (2017-0-01724). †Corresponding author. A. Fung is with the Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 USA (e-mail: [email protected]). E. C. Lai is with the Methodist Neurological Institute, Houston, TX 77030 USA (e-mail: [email protected]). B. C. Lee is with the Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 USA, and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030 (phone: 713-743-6369; fax: 713-743-9860; e-mail: [email protected]).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/10/26
Y1 - 2018/10/26
N2 - Physical and balance rehabilitation programs have been shown to improve postural stability and balance performance and to be more effective than dopaminergic medication and surgical treatments for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). This paper describes the development and assessment of a new Smarter Balance System (SBS) intended for home-based use by individuals with PD. We report the initial results of a long-term study currently underway that quantifies the clinical impacts of using the SBS during a 6-week, home-based rehabilitation program. Preliminary results indicate that individuals with PD improved their balance and postural stability, and maintained the improvements for 1 month after completing the 6-week, homebased rehabilitation program with the SBS.
AB - Physical and balance rehabilitation programs have been shown to improve postural stability and balance performance and to be more effective than dopaminergic medication and surgical treatments for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). This paper describes the development and assessment of a new Smarter Balance System (SBS) intended for home-based use by individuals with PD. We report the initial results of a long-term study currently underway that quantifies the clinical impacts of using the SBS during a 6-week, home-based rehabilitation program. Preliminary results indicate that individuals with PD improved their balance and postural stability, and maintained the improvements for 1 month after completing the 6-week, homebased rehabilitation program with the SBS.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512528
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512528
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 30440685
AN - SCOPUS:85056669800
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 1534
EP - 1537
BT - 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 18 July 2018 through 21 July 2018
ER -