Standing balance evaluation using a triaxial accelerometer

R.E. Mayagoitia; Ruth E. Mayagoitia; Joost Conrad Lötters; Petrus H. Veltink; Hermanus J. Hermens

doi:10.1016/S0966-6362(01)00199-0

Standing balance evaluation using a triaxial accelerometer

R.E. Mayagoitia, Ruth E. Mayagoitia, Joost Conrad Lötters, Petrus H. Veltink, Hermanus J. Hermens

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This paper presents a new inherently triaxial accelerometer-based system for determining the ability to maintain balance while standing. In this study, the accelerometer was placed at the back of the subject at the approximate height of the centre of mass. The data were processed to obtain five performance parameters. Paired t-tests indicated that the accelerometer measurements were able to distinguish between the different test conditions as well as or better than simultaneous AMTI™ force platform measurements (P≤0.05). The accelerometer system is fully portable, independent of inclination in space, low-cost and allows long term measurements of standing balance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-59
Number of pages	5
Journal	Gait & posture
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0966-6362(01)00199-0
Publication status	Published - 2002

Keywords

Force platform
Triaxial accelerometer
Standing
Balance
Posture
METIS-206422
IR-61427
Performance parameters

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