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Applications Of A Wearable Sensor Platform For Remotely Monitoring Impairment In Persons With Multiple Sclerosis, Brett Matthew Meyer
Applications Of A Wearable Sensor Platform For Remotely Monitoring Impairment In Persons With Multiple Sclerosis, Brett Matthew Meyer
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system that commonly results in impaired sensory function, balance, coordination, and fatigue. Persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) experience high rates of falls, with over half experiencing a fall in any three-month period. Presently, fall risk is assessed at biannual office visits, but symptoms are known to fluctuate and it is not clear that these assessments provide an adequate picture of a patient’s fall risk. Remote monitoring of a patient’s balance and mobility with wearable sensors may provide a way to better characterize fall risk, but technologies for making these measurements …
Development Of A Portable Device For Quantifying Internal-External Rotational Laxity Of The Knee In Vivo, Haley Kuralt
Development Of A Portable Device For Quantifying Internal-External Rotational Laxity Of The Knee In Vivo, Haley Kuralt
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of mobility-related disability. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a form of OA that occurs after an acute injury to the affected joint. In the case of the knee, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is the most common acute injury. ACL injury occurs in sports that involve cutting and pivoting motions, such as soccer, football, and skiing. Many patients opt to undergo ACL reconstructive surgery (ACLR) so that they may return to their sport with restored knee stability and function. Unfortunately, ACLR does not completely restore the knee to its original state, resulting in …