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3. Towards the Enhancement of Body Standing Balance Recovery by Means of a Wireless Audio-Biofeedback System

Author

Costantini, Giovanni, Casali, Daniele, Paolizzo, Fabio, Alessandrini, Marco, Micarelli, Alessandro, Viziano, Andrea, and Saggio, Giovanni

Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Signal Processing, Computer Science - Information Retrieval, Physics - Medical Physics
Abstract

Human maintain their body balance by sensorimotor controls mainly based on information gathered from vision, proprioception and vestibular systems. When there is a lack of information, caused by pathologies, diseases or aging, the subject may fall. In this context, we developed a system to augment information gathering, providing the subject with warning audio-feedback signals related to his/her equilibrium. The system comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a data processing unit, a headphone audio device and a software application. The IMU is a low-weight, small-size wireless instrument that, body-back located between the L2 and L5 lumbar vertebrae, measures the subject's trunk kinematics. The application drives the data processing unit to feeding the headphone with electric signals related to the kinematic measures. Consequently, the user is audio-alerted, via headphone, of his/her own equilibrium, hearing a pleasant sound when in a stable equilibrium, or an increasing bothering sound when in an increasing unstable condition. Tests were conducted on a group of six older subjects (59y-61y, SD = 2.09y) and a group of four young subjects (21y-26y, SD = 2.88y) to underline difference in effectiveness of the system, if any, related to the age of the users. For each subject, standing balance tests were performed in normal or altered conditions, such as, open or closed eyes, and on a solid or foam surface The system was evaluated in terms of usability, reliability, and effectiveness in improving the subject's balance in all conditions. As a result, the system successfully helped the subjects in reducing the body swaying within 10.65%-65.90%, differences depending on subjects' age and test conditions., Comment: 8 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables

Published
2019
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19. Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking

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Steel, Helen C., Alessandrini, Marco, Mellet, Juanita, Dessels, Carla, Oloyo, Ahmed K., Pepper, Michael S., and Pham, Phuc Van, Series editor

Published
2016
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21. Taste Function in Adult Humans from Lean Condition to Stage II Obesity: Interactions with Biochemical Regulators, Dietary Habits, and Clinical Aspects

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Micarelli, Alessandro, primary, Vezzoli, Alessandra, additional, Malacrida, Sandro, additional, Micarelli, Beatrice, additional, Misici, Ilaria, additional, Carbini, Valentina, additional, Iennaco, Ilaria, additional, Caputo, Sara, additional, Mrakic-Sposta, Simona, additional, and Alessandrini, Marco, additional

Published
2023
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26. The relationships of personal resources with symptom severity and psychosocial functioning in persons with schizophrenia: results from the Italian Network for Research on Psychoses study

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Rossi, Alessandro, Galderisi, Silvana, Rocca, Paola, Bertolino, Alessandro, Mucci, Armida, Rucci, Paola, Gibertoni, Dino, Aguglia, Eugenio, Amore, Mario, Andriola, Ileana, Bellomo, Antonello, Biondi, Massimo, Callista, Gaetano, Comparelli, Anna, Dell’Osso, Liliana, Di Giannantonio, Massimo, Fagiolini, Andrea, Marchesi, Carlo, Monteleone, Palmiero, Montemagni, Cristiana, Niolu, Cinzia, Piegari, Giuseppe, Pinna, Federica, Roncone, Rita, Stratta, Paolo, Tenconi, Elena, Vita, Antonio, Zeppegno, Patrizia, Maj, Mario, Mancini, Marina, Nettis, Maria Antonietta, Rizzo, Giuseppe, Porcelli, Stefano, Deste, Giacomo, Galluzzo, Alessandro, Gheda, Luca, Carpiniello, Bernardo, Ghiani, Alice, Lai, Alice, Cannavò, Dario, Minutolo, Giuseppe, Signorelli, Maria Salvina, Acciavatti, Tiziano, Alessandrini, Marco, Vellante, Federica, Cantisani, Andrea, Altamura, Mario, Padalino, Flavia A., Pagano, Tiziana, Belvedere Murri, Martino, Calcagno, Pietro, Corso, Alessandro, D’Onofrio, Simona, Marucci, Carmela, Santarelli, Valeria, Bianchini, Valeria, Giusti, Laura, Malavolta, Maurizio, Bucci, Paola, Chieffi, Marcello, De Simone, Stefania, Merlotti, Eleonora, Rocco, Mariangela, Vignapiano, Annarita, Tomasetti, Carmine, Feggi, Alessandro, Gattoni, Eleonora, Gramaglia, Carla, Cremonese, Carla, Collantoni, Enrico, Gallicchio, Davide, De Panfilis, Chiara, Ossola, Paolo, Tonna, Matteo, Carmassi, Claudia, Gesi, Camilla, Rutigliano, Grazia, Brugnoli, Roberto, Corigliano, Valentina, De Carolis, Antonella, Di Fabio, Fabio, Mirigliani Torti, Alessia Maria Chiara, Di Lorenzo, Giorgio, Siracusano, Alberto, Troisi, Alfonso, Bartoli, Luca, Corrivetti, Giulio, Diasco, Ferdinando, Bolognesi, Simone, Borghini, Elisa, Goracci, Arianna, Frieri, Tiziana, Mingrone, Cinzia, Sigaudo, Monica, and Italian Network for Research on Psychoses

Published
2017
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34. Effects of vestibular rehabilitation on body composition and daily-living physical activity in chronic unilateral vestibular hypofunction.

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Micarelli, Alessandro, Viziano, Andrea, Carbini, Valentina, Misici, Ilaria, Guzzo, Federico, Micarelli, Beatrice, and Alessandrini, Marco

Subjects
BODY composition, PHYSICAL activity, BIOELECTRIC impedance, ADIPOSE tissues, NEURAL pathways, MUSCLE mass, CALORIC expenditure
Abstract

Background: Unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH) may lead to modifications on metabolism and body composition. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) demonstrated its effectiveness in ameliorating balance function and several other daily-living aspects. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate metabolic composition, by means of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and daily activity, with the use of a wrist-worn movement tracker, in UVH participants before and after VR, and to compare data with a healthy control group (CG) of adults. Methods: 46 UVH and 60 CG participants underwent otoneurological testing, self-report and performance questionnaires, BIA, and wore a device tracking daily movement and energy expenditure for one full day; this was performed before and after VR. Results: UVH participants demonstrated a significant (p = 0.008) increase in muscle mass after VR, and, when compared to CG, no differences were present with respect to visceral fat and muscle mass. UVH adults reported a significant increase in energy expenditure spent in movement (p = 0.008) and during the day (p = 0.009), daily number of strides (p = 0.009) and calories spent in sweeping (p = 0.009) and stairing (p = 0.008). Conclusions: Results from this study show that VR provided an improvement of metabolic function and body composition of people with UVH, possibly by contrasting structural modifications in neural pathways stemming from the vestibular nuclei and connected to autonomous function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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40. Italian Expert Consensus on Clinical and Therapeutic Management of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

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Damiani, Giovanni, primary, Alessandrini, Marco, additional, Caccamo, Daniela, additional, Cormano, Andrea, additional, Guzzi, Gianpaolo, additional, Mazzatenta, Andrea, additional, Micarelli, Alessandro, additional, Migliore, Alberto, additional, Piroli, Alba, additional, Bianca, Margherita, additional, Tapparo, Ottaviano, additional, and Pigatto, Paolo, additional

Published
2021
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45. Temporomandibular disorders and cervicogenic dizziness: Relations between cervical range of motion and clinical parameters.

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Micarelli, Alessandro, Viziano, Andrea, Granito, Ivan, Micarelli, Riccardo Xavier, Augimeri, Ivan, and Alessandrini, Marco

Abstract

To analyze the cervical range of motion (CROM) and clinical parameters in patients affected by myogenous temporomandibular disorders (TMD), cervicogenic dizziness (CGD), both TMD and CGD (TMD/CGD), and a group of healthy subjects (HS). CROM degrees, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-17), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Jaw Functional Limitation Scale 20 (JFLS-20) scores were compared between 46 TMD patients, 49 CGD subjects, 43 TMD/CGD patients, and 98 HS. TMD/CGD and CGD patients demonstrated significantly lower CROM degrees and higher DHI, TSK-17, and HADS values when compared to TMD patients. TMD/CGD and TMD patients demonstrated higher JFLS-20 values when compared to CGD and HS. Significant negative correlations were found in TMD/CGD and TMD patients between JFLS-20 and CROM in flexion and extension. Present findings demonstrated a relation between spine movement impairment and TMD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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