Inertial-Based Control System Concepts for the Treatment of Movement Disorders

Int Solid State Sens Actuators Microsyst Conf. 2015:18:70-73. doi: 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7180863. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

Abstract

This work provides a summary of the state-of-the-art in inertial-based adaptive stimulation strategies for treatment of movement disorders like Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor. A review of recent technical and clinical neuroscience is provided to give a state-of-the-art overview. We then propose a closed-loop system concept using an accelerometer and a phase locked loop algorithm as a conceptual methodology for enhanced therapy systems. The remaining challenges to practical implementation are then briefly described.

Keywords: Control systems; Essential Tremor; Parkinson’s disease; inertial sensors; movement disorders.