Evaluating upper limb movement smoothness metrics derived from markerless 3D motion tracking in children with neurological disorders
Nikolas Hesse, Jan Lieber, Hubertus J. A. van Hedel · 2026
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Nikolas Hesse, Jan Lieber, and Hubertus van Hedel test camera-based motion tracking for children's arm movements in a 2026 study. Therapists usually rate movement smoothness by eye on rough scales during reaching tasks. A depth camera method that needs no body markers could give finer, more objective scores for children with neurological disorders.
Thirty-eight children did three reaching tasks from a standard assessment with their weaker arm while a camera recorded them. Software extracted arm motion, and two smoothness measures were computed from it. Two therapists scored the same movements by the standard guide. The computed measures matched therapist scores moderately to strongly per task, and very strongly on averaged values, which supports camera scoring as a clinical aid.
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| CREATOR | Nikolas Hesse, Jan Lieber, Hubertus J. A. van Hedel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |