A portable activity monitor for musculoskeletal pain disorders

Author

Searle, John R. ; Arena, John G. ; Sherman, Richard A.

Author_Institution

Med. Coll. of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

9-12 Nov 1989

Firstpage

1640

Abstract

A portable activity monitor (PAM) designed for simultaneously recording and quantifying surface electromyograph (EMG) signals and body movements in the natural environment is discussed. The data are transferred to a personal computer for graphic display, statistical analysis, and storage. A table of PAM system specifications is given. The system is currently being used to determine the relationships between onset and intensity of low back pain, patterns of paraspinal muscle contraction, and the intensity and duration of normal everyday activities

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical equipment; muscle; patient monitoring; body movements; graphic display; musculoskeletal pain disorders; natural environment; paraspinal muscle contraction; personal computer; portable activity monitor; statistical analysis; surface electromyograph signals; system specifications; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Computerized monitoring; Disk recording; Electromyography; Microcomputers; Musculoskeletal system; Pain; Signal design; Statistical analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96382

Filename

96382