Hi
Was wondering if anyone had heard of the "ActivePal" which has been recently developed to measure activity levels (kind of like a pedometer). Any evidence to back up this new "gadget" would be fab
Cheers 8)
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Hi
Was wondering if anyone had heard of the "ActivePal" which has been recently developed to measure activity levels (kind of like a pedometer). Any evidence to back up this new "gadget" would be fab
Cheers 8)
Not heard of that one yet! Any links or more info you can give about it?
Look on the PAL technologies website
Cant really find any other literature on it :( www.paltechnologies.com/
No studies is published yet regarding its validation in measuring the physical activity however to my knowledge one study has used activpal
1. Egerton T (2004), Physical activity of older adults – a pilot study investigating actual upright mobility, Australian journal of ageing, 23 (s1): A34
Another study is underway comparing activpal against activity diary and pedometer
Hi
there has been more studies done on activPAL. I use it both clinically and for research. I am currently validating it for neurological population.
I have out an article that give some information about activity monitors on PhysioToday - Care Learn Talk - home
but check out these references
Grant P.M., Ryan C.G., Granat M.H. (2006) The validation of a novel activity monitor in the measurment of posture and motion during everyday activities. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2006;40:992-997
Ryan C., Grant M.P, Tigbe W.W., Granat M.H. (2006) The validity of a novel activity monitor as a measure of walking. Br J Sports Med. Published Online First: 6 July 2006. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2006.027276
GIve me a shout if you need copies I have electroic versions.
Cheers
hi physioned,
thanks a lot for putting up this useful post.i would like to go through the references you had given.please send me if you don't mind those articles to [email protected]
cheers
I have sent you reprint on your email address
can you tell use what you use activPAl for?
Why not post your article here and share with the world of PTs out there as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by PhysioNed