title: A new posture-correcting system using a vector angle model for preventing forward head posture.
abstract: In modern society many people are afflicted with muscle pain in the neck and shoulders mainly caused by incorrect posture. The number of patients having neck pain is increasing as usage of digital devices becomes more frequent. If patients could be notified how inappropriate their postures are in real time, the number of patients could be lower. Unfortunately, there is no digitized standard way of diagnosis for forward head posture. This study applies a concept based on a vector related to two angles which are acquired from the neck and the head, so that a device can diagnose the posture by measuring and analysing the angles. To obtain the vector, integral calculations of displacement of the head are needed. As a result, with this device, patients' faulty posture can be easily detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio Medical Engineering, Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do , Korea.
authors.forename: Hojun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yeom
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio Medical Engineering, Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do , Korea.
authors.forename: Juhun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio Medical Engineering, Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do , Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hak
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio Medical Engineering, Eulji University , Seongnam-si , Gyeonggi-do , Korea.
authors.forename: Woocheol
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: digitized measurement; forward head posture; functional electronic stimulation; vector model