Sensing Human Movement in Health and Disease
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2021) | Viewed by 6660
Special Issue Editor
Interests: interface of human physiology and medical device development with particular emphasis on electrophysiology; neuromodulation and human movement
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sensing of human movement for health and well being appliactions is growing rapidly and is becoming a significant theme in the connected health ecosystem. There are numerous sensor types available, from wearables to fixed detectors, that can track movement both indoors and outdoors. However, in particular, wearable sensor devices are increasingly being employed across a range of healthcare applications. These devices collect various types of data on the health and wellbeing of the wearer, while also providing the possibility of delivering different forms of therapeutic intervention directly to the user. The popularity and diversity of these devices is growing both in the consumer domain and, more recently, in healthcare applications. By tracking and managing physical activity in relation to healthy aging, tracking the course of a rehabilitaition programme and the management of chronic diseases such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease and chronic obstructive airways disease is now a possibility. In this Special Issue of Sensors, we will report on the application of wearable sensors and how they are used to track, manage and mitigate health problems for people in the 21st century. We invite authors to submit reviews, case studies and novel research articles that explore particular wearable sensors for healthy aging and the management of chronic diseases.
Dr. Leo Quinlan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wearables
- wearable sensors
- diabetes
- Parkinson’s disease
- multiple sclerosis
- COPD
- asthma
- healthy aging
- arthritis
