title: Video based analysis of standing balance in a community center.
abstract: Postural sway is a well known measure of postural stability in the elderly. Sway measurements, however, are typically made using expensive equipment in a laboratory. We report on efforts to make clinically significant and quantitative measurements of postural sway in a community center with a single un-calibrated video camera. Results indicate that simple tracking technologies can capture some aspects of sway in a community center in a way that is perceptually accurate and capable of distinguishing expert-assigned levels of balance performance in an elderly, balance impaired cohort.
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Assistive Technologies and Systems Laboratory, University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Sonya J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Allin
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitz
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mihailidis
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003153:Community Health Services; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010465:Perception; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D014741:Video Recording