The present invention relates to an automated method of determining a kineticstate of a person. The method obtainsaccelerometer data from an accelerometer worn on an extremity of the personand processes the accelerometer data to determinea measure for the kinetic state. The present invention further relates to adevice for determining a kinetic state of a person.The device comprises a processor configured to process data obtained from anaccelerometer worn on an extremity of the personand to determine from the data a measure for the kinetic state. In the methodand system the kinetic state is at least one ofbradykinesia, dyskinesia, and hyperkinesia.
