Pediatrics – Modus Health

PUBLICATIONS

Modus Health’s StepWatch™ has been validated in over 500 peer-reviewed publications. Its superb accuracy has StepWatch™ being used as the gold standard by researchers and companies such as Google, Fitbit, and Samsung Digital Health for measuring the accuracy of their fitness monitors.

We’re also trusted by some of the most respected research institutions in the world.

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E. Mercuri, A. Mayhew, F. Muntoni, et al. Towards harmonisation of outcome measures for DMD and SMA within TREAT-NMD; report of three expert workshops: TREAT-NMD/ENMC workshop on outcome measures, 12th–13th May 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands; TREAT-NMD workshop on outcome measures in experimental trials for DMD, 30th June–1st July 2007, Naarden, The Netherlands; conjoint Institute of Myology TREAT-NMD meeting on physical activity monitoring in neuromuscular disorders, 11th July 2007, Paris, France. Neuromuscul Disord 2008; 18(11):894-903.

K. F. Bjornson, B. Belza, D. Kartin, R. Logsdon, J. McLaughlin, E. A. Thompson. The relationship of physical activity to health status and quality of life in cerebral palsy. Pediatr Phys Ther 2008; 20(3):247-53.

K. F. Bjornson, B. Belza, D. Kartin, R. Logsdon, J. F. McLaughlin. Ambulatory physical activity performance in youth with cerebral palsy and youth who are developing typically. Physical Therapy 2007; 87(3):248-57; discussion 257-260.

K. M. Song, K. F. Bjornson, T. Cappello, K. Coleman. Use of the StepWatch activity monitor for characterization of normal activity levels of children. J Pediatr Orthop 2006; 26(2):245-9.

C. M. McDonald, L. M. Widman, D. D. Walsh, S. A. Walsh, R. T. Abresch. Use of step activity monitoring for continuous physical activity assessment in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(4):802-8.

C. M. McDonald, L. Widman, R. T. Abresch, S. A. Walsh, D. D. Walsh. Utility of a step activity monitor for the measurement of daily ambulatory activity in children. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86(4):793-801.

K. F. Bjornson, B. Belza. Ambulatory activity monitoring in youth: state of the science. Pediatr Phys Ther 2004; 16(2):82-9.

S. I. De Vries, H. W. Van Hirtum, I. Bakker, M. Hopman-Rock, R. A. Hirasing, W. Van Mechelen. Validity and reproducibility of motion sensors in youth: a systematic update. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2009; 41(4):818-27.

K. F. Bjornson, D. Yung, K. Jacques, R. L. Burr, D. Christakis. StepWatch stride counting: Accuracy, precision, and prediction of energy expenditure in children. J Pediatr Rehabil Med 2012; 5(1):7-14.

K. M. Clanchy, S. M. Tweedy, R. Boyd. Measurement of habitual physical activity performance in adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol 2011; 53(6):499-505.