title: Development of an ambulatory device for monitoring posture change and walking speed for use in rehabilitation.
abstract: Monitoring of posture change in sagittal plane and walking speed is important for evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation program or brace. We have developed a wearable device for monitoring human activity. However, in the previous system, there still remain several drawbacks for practical use such as accuracy in angle measurement, cumbersome cable arrangements, and so on. In order to improve these practical drawbacks, a new sensor system was designed, and its availability was evaluated. The results demonstrated that the accuracy of this system showed superior to that of the previous, and this system appears to be a significant means for quantitative assessment of the patient's motion.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Sch. of Natural Sci. & Technol., Kanazawa Univ., Kanazawa, Japan. motoi@kenroku.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motoi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwae
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nogawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamakoshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D009038:Motion; D011187:Posture; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014741:Video Recording; D016138:Walking