Towards Improving the Prediction of Functional Ambulation after Spinal Cord Injury Though the Inclusion of Limb Accelerations During Sleep and Personal Factors

This study investigates whether combining limb movements during sleep with personal factors can improve predictions of walking ability in people with spinal cord injuries. Researchers used machine learning to analyze data from individuals with spinal cord injuries, including their limb accelerations during sleep, clinical assessments, and personal factors. The goal is to create a more accurate tool for predicting long-term walking ability after a spinal cord injury, which can help guide rehabilitation and manage patient expectations.

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  Combining limb accelerations (LA), clinical data, and demographic information resulted in the highest accuracy in classifying functional ambulation outcomes.
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  Adding limb accelerations (LA) or personal factors (PPEF) increased the accuracy of classification compared to using clinical/demographic features alone.
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  Clinical measures of strength and sensation, limb acceleration (LA) measures of movement smoothness, and the presence of pain and comorbidities were important features for the models.