Publications

Berlin JE, Storti KL, Brach JS. Using activity monitors to measure physical activity in free-living conditions, Physical Therapy, 86(8):1137-1145, August 2006. Cavanaugh JT, Coleman KL, Gaines JM, Laing L, Morey MC. Using step activity monitoring to characterize ambulatory activity in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55(1):120-4, January 2007. Coleman KL, Smith DG, Boone DA, Joseph AW, del Aguila MA. Step Activity Monitor: long-term continuous recording of ambulatory function, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 36(1): 8-18, 1999. Coleman KL, Boone DA, Laing LS, Mathews DE, Smith DG. Quantification of prosthetic outcomes: elastomeric gel liner with locking pin suspension versus polyethylene foam liner with neoprene sleeve suspension, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 41(4), 591-602, 2004. Foster RC, Lannigham-Foster LM, Manohar C, McCrady SK, Nysse LJ, Kaufman KK, Padgett DJ, Levine JA. Precision and accuracy of an ankle-worn accelerometer-based pedometer in step counting and energy expenditure, Preventive Medicine, 41(3-4): 778-783, Sep-Oct 2005. Franklin PD, McLaughlin J, Boisvert CB, Wenjun L, Ayers DC. Pilot study to document quantity and variation of independent patient exercise and activity after total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty, 21(6 Supp 2):157-63, September 2006. Gardner AW, Montgomery PS, Scott KJ, Blevins SM, Afaq A, Nael R. Association between daily ambulatory activity patterns and exercise performance in patients with intermittent claudication. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 48(5): 1238-1244, 2008. Klute GK, Berge JS, Orendurff MS, Williams RM, Czerniecki JM. Prosthetic intervention effects on activity of lower-extremity amputees, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87(5):717-722, May 2006. Mudge S, Stott NS, Walt SE. Criterion validity of the StepWatch Activity Monitor as a measure of walking activity in patients after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 88(12): 1710-5, Dec 2007. Hafner BJ, Willingham LL, Buell NC, Allyn KJ, Smith DG. Evaluation of function, performance, and preference as transfemoral amputees transition from mechanical to microprocessor control of the prosthetic knee. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88(2):207-217. February, 2007 Shepherd EF, Toloza E, McClung CD, Schmalzried TP. Step Activity Monitor: Increased accuracy in quantifying ambulatory activity, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 17(5):703-708, 1999. [Study conducted with recipients of total hip replacement.] Smith DG, Domholdt E, Coleman KL, del Aguila MA, Boone DA. Ambulatory activity in men with diabetes: relationship between self-reported and real-world performance-based measures, Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 41(4), 571-580, 2004 . Song KM, X KF, Capello T, Coleman K. Use of the StepWatch Activity Monitor for characterization of normal activity levels of children, Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 26(2):245-249, Mar-Apr 2006. Stepien JM, Cavenett S, Taylor L, Crotty M. Activity levels among lower-limb amputees: self-report versus step activity monitor. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 88(7):896-900 Jul, 2007.

“Measure what is measurable, and make measurable
what is not so.”
—Galileo Galilei