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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Sensor-Based Reachable Workspace Assessment for Tracking Upper-Extremity Mobility Changes over Time Following the Spencer Technique in Older Adults.

Vicky Chan, Andria Farrens, Nathan Han, Addy Chen, Hannah Nguyen, Juan Carlos Perez-Ibarra, Richard Thai, Jason Koh, Jay J Han

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Vicky ChanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4638-3855
Andria FarrensResearch Institute at Children Hospital Orange County (CHOC), Orange, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4513-4750
Nathan HanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Addy ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Hannah NguyenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Juan Carlos Perez-IbarraDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4519-979X
Richard ThaiVeterans Affairs Hospital in Long Beach (VALB), Long Beach, CA 90822, USA.
Jason KohMemorialCare Rehabilitation Institute, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 90806, USA.
Jay J HanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5618-0942

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University of California, Irvine
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related declines in upper-extremity mobility remain a challenge to assess in older adults. This study examined whether a sensor-based motion analysis of reachable workspace (RWS), quantified using relative surface area (RSA), could track longitudinal upper-extremity mobility changes in a cohort of community-dwelling older adults receiving the Spencer Technique, an established therapeutic intervention for the shoulder. Fifteen community-dwelling older adults ≥65 years with shoulder mobility limitations identified by reduced goniometric ROM received the Spencer Technique twice weekly for two weeks. Outcomes including RSA, shoulder flexion and abduction via goniometry, Apley scratch test, DASH and upper extremity NeuroQoL were assessed at baseline, weekly, post-therapy, and 1-month follow-up. Total RSA significantly increased from baseline to post-therapy and 1-month follow-up in both dominant and nondominant upper extremities and remained significant after Holm correction (adjusted

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Range of Motion, ArticularUpper ExtremityAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleShoulder JointelderlyKinectrange of motionreachable workspaceupper extremity

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PMID42884504
PMCPMC13667728

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