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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Assessing the Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Vestibular Home Exercise Performance with Wearable Sensors.

Kody R Campbell, Jennifer L Wilhelm, Prokopios Antonellis, Kathleen T Scanlan, Natalie C Pettigrew, Douglas N Martini, James C Chesnutt, Laurie A King

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kody R CampbellDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4534-5497
Jennifer L WilhelmDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Prokopios AntonellisDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8927-1274
Kathleen T ScanlanDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Natalie C PettigrewDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Douglas N MartiniDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01060, USA.
James C ChesnuttDepartment of Family Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Laurie A KingDepartment of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · US

Funding

Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute - The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR002369 · NCATS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Cynthia D Morris, Christopher G. Slatore · 2017 to 2026
$78.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002369RRD VA I50 RX002361
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

After a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), dizziness and balance problems are frequently reported, affecting individuals' daily lives and functioning. Vestibular rehabilitation is a standard treatment approach for addressing these issues, but its efficacy in this population remains inconclusive. A potential reason for suboptimal outcomes is the lack of objective monitoring of exercise performance, which is crucial for therapeutic success. This study utilized wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) to quantify exercise performance in individuals with mTBI during home-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises. Seventy-three people with mTBI and fifty healthy controls were enrolled. Vestibular exercises were performed, and IMUs measured forehead and sternum velocities and range of motions. The mTBI group demonstrated a slower forehead peak angular velocity in all exercises, which may be a compensatory strategy to manage balance issues or symptom exacerbation. Additionally, the mTBI group exhibited a larger forehead range of motion during specific exercises, potentially linked to proprioceptive deficits. These findings emphasize the usefulness of utilizing IMUs to monitor the quality of home-based vestibular exercises for individuals with mTBI and the potential for IMUs improving rehabilitation outcomes.

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Brain ConcussionWearable Electronic DevicesExerciseExercise TherapyHumansTreatment OutcomebalanceconcussiongaitIMUmild traumatic brain injurymonitoringrehabilitationvestibularwearable sensors

Identifiers

PMID38139706
PMCPMC10748190
OpenAlexW4389918664

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