Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device
Lower back pain is one of the most prevalent diseases in Western societies. A large percentage of European and American populations suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. One successful approach to address lower back pain is postural training, which can be supported by wearable devices,...
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| author | Katharina Stollenwerk Jonas Müller André Hinkenjann Björn Krüger |
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| description | Lower back pain is one of the most prevalent diseases in Western societies. A large percentage of European and American populations suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. One successful approach to address lower back pain is postural training, which can be supported by wearable devices, providing real-time feedback about the user’s posture. In this work, we analyze the changes in posture induced by postural training. To this end, we compare snapshots before and after training, as measured by the Gokhale <i>SpineTracker</i>™. Considering pairs of before and after snapshots in different positions (standing, sitting, and bending), we introduce a feature space, that allows for unsupervised clustering. We show that resulting clusters represent certain groups of postural changes, which are meaningful to professional posture trainers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf66d026e2464a7e86028b268fd09ae02022-12-22T04:04:05ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202019-08-011916362510.3390/s19163625s19163625Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable DeviceKatharina Stollenwerk0Jonas Müller1André Hinkenjann2Björn Krüger3Hochschule Bonn-Rhein Sieg, Institute of Visual Computing, 53757 Sankt Augustin, GermanyGokhale Method Institute, Stanford, CA 94305, USAHochschule Bonn-Rhein Sieg, Institute of Visual Computing, 53757 Sankt Augustin, GermanyGokhale Method Institute, Stanford, CA 94305, USALower back pain is one of the most prevalent diseases in Western societies. A large percentage of European and American populations suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. One successful approach to address lower back pain is postural training, which can be supported by wearable devices, providing real-time feedback about the user’s posture. In this work, we analyze the changes in posture induced by postural training. To this end, we compare snapshots before and after training, as measured by the Gokhale <i>SpineTracker</i>™. Considering pairs of before and after snapshots in different positions (standing, sitting, and bending), we introduce a feature space, that allows for unsupervised clustering. We show that resulting clusters represent certain groups of postural changes, which are meaningful to professional posture trainers.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/16/3625posture analysisspinal postureaccelerometerwearable sensor |
| spellingShingle | Katharina Stollenwerk Jonas Müller André Hinkenjann Björn Krüger Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device Sensors posture analysis spinal posture accelerometer wearable sensor |
| title | Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device |
| title_full | Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device |
| title_short | Analyzing Spinal Shape Changes During Posture Training Using a Wearable Device |
| title_sort | analyzing spinal shape changes during posture training using a wearable device |
| topic | posture analysis spinal posture accelerometer wearable sensor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/16/3625 |
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