A Novel Body Sensor Network for Parkinson's Disease Patients Rehabilitation Assessment

A miniaturized wireless Attitude and HeadingReference System has been developed with the primary purposeto achieve a body sensor network for motor performancequantitative analysis of Parkinson's disease patients duringrehabilitation sessions. The paper describes the performance ofthe single node, the peculiarities of the developed wearablenetwork and the custom software developed specifically for theExtended Timed-Up-and-Go test. An experimental protocol onParkinson's Disease patients is currently ongoing. This paperreports the preliminary results, involving 13 patients (mean age64.6±9) with a moderate disease level and 4 controls (mean age64.3±4). The data taken during rehabilitation exercise have beenanalyzed and outcomes are discussed.