An electromagnetic posture measurement system for the treatment of scoliosis

Author

Lou, E. ; Durdle, N.G. ; Raso, V.J. ; Hill, D.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

614

Abstract

An electromagnetic posture measurement system has been developed to measure topographical features of a human trunk. The system consists of an electromagnetic transmitter and receivers and a data acquisition capability. The electromagnetic system measures the distance and angles of topographical features; the data acquisition system analyses the data and provides feedback to the subject about body position. The distance accuracy is 0.35 cm in the range of 15 to 30 cm and 0.50 cm in the range of 30 to 45 cm. The angle accuracy varies from 1.5° to 5° for the range 0 to 90 degrees. With this system, it is now possible to offer a treatment for the trunk deformity associate in children

Keywords

angular measurement; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; data acquisition; distance measurement; patient treatment; 15 to 45 cm; abnormal spinal curvature; body position; children; data acquisition system; distance accuracy; electromagnetic posture measurement system; feedback; human trunk topographical features measurement; medical instrumentation; scoliosis treatment; trunk deformity; Battery charge measurement; Blades; Data acquisition; Distortion measurement; Electromagnetic measurements; Feedback; Hospitals; Monitoring; Shape; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. IEEE 1997 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Johns, Nfld.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3716-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1997.608310

Filename

608310