Title
Technological Architecture with Low Cost Sensors to Improve Physical Therapy Monitoring
Date Issued
01 June 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
IEEE Computer Society
Abstract
In this article, we propose a wireless monitoring solution for gait parameters using low-cost sensors in the physical rehabilitation of patients with gait disorders. This solution consists of infrared speed sensors (IRSS), force-sensing Resistor (FSR) and microcontrollers placed in a walker. These sensors collect the pressure distribution on the walker's handle and the speed of the steps during therapy session. The proposal allows to improve the traditional physiotherapy session times through a mobile application to perform the monitoring controlled by a health specialist in real time. The proposed solution consists of 4 stages: 1. Obtaining gear parameters, 2. Data transmission, 3. Information Storage and 4. Data collection and processing. Solution was tested with 10 patients from a physical rehabilitation center in Lima, Peru. Preliminary results revealed a significant reduction in the rehabilitation session from 25 to 5.2 minutes.
Volume
2020-June
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Fisiología Ingeniería de sistemas y comunicaciones Sistemas de automatización, Sistemas de control
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85089034957
ISSN of the container
21660727
ISBN of the container
978-989546590-3
Conference
Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI
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