@inproceedings{b4f18c9f9c734938a157402359c18bc7,
title = "Telerehabilitation system to support multipronged exercise in patients with multiple sclerosis",
abstract = "Recent studies demonstrated that multipronged exercise interventions comprising aerobic, resistance and corrective therapeutic components resulted in endurance and strength improvement and reduction of fatigue and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, telerehabilitation support of multipronged exercise programs in PwMS has received limited attention. The goal of this project was to introduce telerehabilitation support of individualized multipronged exercise programs and to assess feasibility assessment of the initial prototype in PwMS. In this project, design of telerehabilitation system supporting individualized multipronged exercise program was introduced and its feasibility was assessed in PwMS. Our results indicated high level of acceptance of the system by these patients. On average, it took about 1-2 minutes for the patients to complete the study tasks essential for system operation. They were able to successfully use the system and follow their individualized exercise prescription. The resulting system will have to undergo a definitive systematic evaluation in randomized clinical trial to demonstrate its clinical impact.",
keywords = "consumer informatics, multiple sclerosis, physical exercise, telerehabilitation",
author = "Jeffrey Wood and Joseph Finkelstein",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017 ; Conference date: 13-11-2017 Through 16-11-2017",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1109/BIBM.2017.8217772",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "880--885",
editor = "Illhoi Yoo and Zheng, {Jane Huiru} and Yang Gong and Hu, {Xiaohua Tony} and Chi-Ren Shyu and Yana Bromberg and Jean Gao and Dmitry Korkin",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2017 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2017",
address = "United States",
}