Mobile Data Gathering and Preliminary Analysis for the Functional Reach Test
Luís Francisco,
João Duarte,
Carlos Albuquerque
et al.
Abstract:The functional reach test (FRT) is a clinical tool used to evaluate dynamic balance and fall risk in older adults and those with certain neurological diseases. It provides crucial information for developing rehabilitation programs to improve balance and reduce fall risk. This paper aims to describe a new tool to gather and analyze the data from inertial sensors to allow automation and increased reliability in the future by removing practitioner bias and facilitating the FRT procedure. A new tool for gathering … Show more
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