title: Use of a time-of-flight camera with an Omek Beckon™ framework to analyze, evaluate and correct in real time the verticality of multiple sclerosis patients during exercise.
abstract: Any person with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), regardless of the severity of their disability, needs regular physical activity. Poorly performed exercises could aggravate muscle imbalances and worsen the patient's health. In this paper, we propose a human body verticality detection system using a time-of-flight camera as a tool to detect incorrect postures and improve them in real time. The prototype uses Omek's Beckon™ Framework to analyze and evaluate the position of patients during exercise. Preliminary results, based on objective questionnaires, indicate an improvement in patients' evolution through better positions and performance of the exercises.
authors.affiliation: DeustoTech-Life Unit, DeustoTech Institute of Technology, University of Deusto, Bilbao 48007, Spain. geguiluz@deusto.es.
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eguíluz
authors.forename: María Begoña
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013030:Spain; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods*