Wearable Motion Detectors Identify Subtle Motor Deficits in Children

7th May, 2019

10 May 2019, Motor Skills, News OT, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press]

A wristwatch-like motion-tracking device can detect movement problems in children whose impairments may be overlooked by doctors and parents, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The findings, published April 26 in JAMA Network Open, could help identify childrenwith subtle motor impairments so they can be treated before the limitations develop into potentially significant and

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