Title :
Development of progressive weight bearing rehabilitation system
Author :
Choi, Michael ; Chu, Geh Meh ; Tanayan, John ; Singh, Mandeep
Author_Institution :
Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ
Abstract :
Physical therapists treat many patients with decreased strength, mobility, and weight bearing tolerance. In order to maximize rehabilitation, therapists must utilize early progressive controlled mobilization, as Wolff´s and Davis´ law describe. The system has been designed to precisely and quantitatively measure a patient´s lower body strength and improvement, through the use of a force measurement scale with a U-Bar, a custom-made force transducer. R2 values for the first and second U-Bar tests are 0.99 and 0.97, respectively, thus proving efficacy of the system.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; biomedical transducers; force measurement; patient rehabilitation; Davis law; U-Bar test; Wolffs law; force measurement scale; force transducer; progressive controlled mobilization; progressive weight bearing rehabilitation system; Capacitive sensors; Flexible manufacturing systems; Force measurement; Medical treatment; Muscles; Strain measurement; System testing; Transducers; Voltage; Weight measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2009 IEEE 35th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4362-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4364-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2009.4967685
