Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments
Wearable technologies for posture monitoring and posture correction are emerging as a way to support and enhance physical therapy treatment, e.g., for motor control training in neurological disorders or for treating musculoskeletal disorders, such as shoulder, neck, or lower back pain. Among the var...
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| author | Qi Wang Liesbet De Baets Annick Timmermans Wei Chen Luca Giacolini Thomas Matheve Panos Markopoulos |
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| description | Wearable technologies for posture monitoring and posture correction are emerging as a way to support and enhance physical therapy treatment, e.g., for motor control training in neurological disorders or for treating musculoskeletal disorders, such as shoulder, neck, or lower back pain. Among the various technological options for posture monitoring, wearable systems offer potential advantages regarding mobility, use in different contexts and sustained tracking in daily life. We describe the design of a smart garment named Zishi to monitor compensatory movements and evaluate its applicability for shoulder motor control training in a clinical setting. Five physiotherapists and eight patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain participated in the study. The attitudes of patients and therapists towards the system were measured using standardized survey instruments. The results indicate that patients and their therapists consider Zishi a credible aid for rehabilitation and patients expect it will help towards their recovery. The system was perceived as highly usable and patients were motivated to train with the system. Future research efforts on the improvement of the customization of feedback location and modality, and on the evaluation of Zishi as support for motor learning in shoulder patients, should be made. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-33e11b07d364496696db7177f63d83bf2022-12-22T04:22:59ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202017-07-01177168710.3390/s17071687s17071687Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart GarmentsQi Wang0Liesbet De Baets1Annick Timmermans2Wei Chen3Luca Giacolini4Thomas Matheve5Panos Markopoulos6Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The NetherlandsBIOMED REVAL Rehabilitation Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumBIOMED REVAL Rehabilitation Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumCenter for Intelligent Medical Electronics, Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaDepartment of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The NetherlandsBIOMED REVAL Rehabilitation Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, BelgiumDepartment of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The NetherlandsWearable technologies for posture monitoring and posture correction are emerging as a way to support and enhance physical therapy treatment, e.g., for motor control training in neurological disorders or for treating musculoskeletal disorders, such as shoulder, neck, or lower back pain. Among the various technological options for posture monitoring, wearable systems offer potential advantages regarding mobility, use in different contexts and sustained tracking in daily life. We describe the design of a smart garment named Zishi to monitor compensatory movements and evaluate its applicability for shoulder motor control training in a clinical setting. Five physiotherapists and eight patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain participated in the study. The attitudes of patients and therapists towards the system were measured using standardized survey instruments. The results indicate that patients and their therapists consider Zishi a credible aid for rehabilitation and patients expect it will help towards their recovery. The system was perceived as highly usable and patients were motivated to train with the system. Future research efforts on the improvement of the customization of feedback location and modality, and on the evaluation of Zishi as support for motor learning in shoulder patients, should be made.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/7/1687wearable systemrehabilitationposture monitoringcompensatory movementshoulder training |
| spellingShingle | Qi Wang Liesbet De Baets Annick Timmermans Wei Chen Luca Giacolini Thomas Matheve Panos Markopoulos Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments Sensors wearable system rehabilitation posture monitoring compensatory movement shoulder training |
| title | Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments |
| title_full | Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments |
| title_fullStr | Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments |
| title_short | Motor Control Training for the Shoulder with Smart Garments |
| title_sort | motor control training for the shoulder with smart garments |
| topic | wearable system rehabilitation posture monitoring compensatory movement shoulder training |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/7/1687 |
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