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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Smartphone Technology to Facilitate Remote Postural Balance Assessment in Acute Concussion Management: Pilot Study.

Oren Tirosh, Jaymee Klonis, Megan Hamilton, John Olver, Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Dean Mckenzie, Doa El-Ansary, Gavin Williams

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. 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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8 authors.

Oren TiroshSchool of Health and Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 225-245 Plenty Rd, Bundoora, VIC 3082, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2281-6399
Jaymee KlonisEpworth Concussion Clinic, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
Megan HamiltonEpworth Concussion Clinic, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
John OlverEpworth Concussion Clinic, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7069-1191
Nilmini WickramasingheSchool of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1314-8843
Dean MckenzieEpworth Concussion Clinic, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.
Doa El-AnsarySchool of Health and Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, 225-245 Plenty Rd, Bundoora, VIC 3082, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3069-3509
Gavin WilliamsEpworth Concussion Clinic, Epworth Hospital, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2758-7473

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Impaired balance is a key symptom following acute concussion. Unfortunately, the recommended clinical balance assessment lacks sensitivity and discriminative ability, relying on the experience of the clinician for interpretation. The aim of this pilot study is to explore smartphone technology to remotely assess balance impairment in people with acute concussion. A smartphone app was developed to allow the clinician to connect remotely using their personal web browser to the participant's smartphone and collect motion data while instructing the participant to perform the following balance tests: standing on firm and foam surface with eyes opened and closed (FIRMEO, FIRMEC, FOAMEO, and FOAMEC). Outcome measures were processed from the raw acceleration to calculate the average acceleration magnitude from the mean and the root-mean square, with greater values indicating more sway. Eleven healthy controls (HCs) and 11 people with concussion (CON) participated. In all sway measurements, the CON group had significantly (

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Brain ConcussionPostural BalanceSmartphoneAdultFemaleHumansMaleMobile ApplicationsPilot ProjectsYoung Adultbalanceconcussionremote assessmentreturn to sportsmartphone

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PMID39517769
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