Wearable eHealth System for Physical Rehabilitation: Ankle Plantar-Dorsi-Flexion Monitoring

Domingues, M. Fátima; Tavares, Cátia; Rosa, Vasco; Pereira, Luí­s; Alberto, Nélia; André, Paulo; Antunes, Paulo; Radwan, Ayman

doi:10.1109/globecom38437.2019.9014293

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“…Some concerns of the proposed system are related to its fragility because the FBG was embedded bare. Thus, a step forward was done in [55], where an epoxy resin matrix was used to house the FBG, and two 3D-printed hooks were used to guarantee the sensor compliance with the K-Tape on the ankle. Another study proposed FBGs embedded in PVC strips to be worn on the elbow, knee, wrist, and back, in static angle posture maintenance and jogging tests [48].…”

Section: ) Musculoskeletal Systemmentioning

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Fiber Bragg Gratings for Medical Applications and Future Challenges: A Review

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In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility, immunity to electromagnetic interferences, high sensitivity and multiplexing capability. FBGs have been employed in the development of surgical tools, assistive devices, wearables, and biosensors, showing great potentialities for medical uses. This paper reviews the FBG-based measuring systems, their principle of work, and their applications in medicine and healthcare. Particular attention is given to sensing solutions for biomechanics, minimally invasive surgery, physiological monitoring, and medical biosensing. Strengths, weaknesses, open challenges, and future trends are also discussed to highlight how FBGs can meet the demands of nextgeneration medical devices and healthcare system. INDEX TERMS biomechanics, biosensing, fiber Bragg grating sensors, minimally invasive surgery, physiological monitoring.

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Section: ) Musculoskeletal Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fiber Bragg Gratings for Medical Applications and Future Challenges: A Review

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“…Attempts have been made to develop smart portable devices that capture human movement (Ianculescu et al, 2019;Alexandre et al, 2018;Bonato et al, 2003). Improvements in balance and gait control have been achieved with these devices (Ianculescu et al, 2019;Ma et al, 2019;Domingues et al, 2019). One such device consisted of an ultrasound probe, two sets of surface EMG electrodes, three force sensors, a two-axis goniometer, a wireless Wi-Fi transmitter module and two rechargeable batteries (Mar t al., 2019).…”

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“…The motion sensors are mounted above and below the knee joint and connect with a mobile application that receives real-time data from the sensor on the patient's activity. In another study, Fiber Brag Grating (FBG) sensors were used to monitor the ankle's angular movements for physical rehabilitation (Domingues et al, 2019).…”

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Development and Test of a Serious Game for Dorsiflexion and Plantarflexion Exercises of the Feet

Ferreira

Baptista

Rodrigues

et al. 2021

JIS

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Congenital clubfoot is the most common disease of the musculoskeletal system, causing deformities in the musculature of the foot and requiring long-term motor rehabilitation. This article shows the design and development of a serious game to support the process of motor rehabilitation of clubfoot through dorsiflexion and plantarflexion exercises. The game is controlled by a wearable device (Papeteshoes), where the accelerometers are responsible for detecting the movement of the foot. A pilot test was carried out withtwo children with and without clubfoot (Congenital Talipes Equi-novarus-CTE) to examine the feasibility of the game as a therapy instrument. Usability and applicability questionnaires were applied after using the game. The results show that both children reacted in the same way to the proposals, performing the necessary movements for the motor recruitment of the muscles related to the leg and foot and maintaining the range of motion of the ankle joint.

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“…The majority of premature deaths of PWID are preventable through Opioid substitution programs and using Opioid reversal drugs such as Naloxone ( 11 ). It is imperative that innovative interventions are sought, tested, and implemented to address the complex issue of drug-related deaths ( 12 ) and the use of technology has been identified as a means of supporting and replacing traditional interventions in various contexts ( 13 , 14 ). Wearable technology has great potential in the Harm Reduction space to detect overdose, particularly when people use alone, but has been underutilized ( 15 ).…”

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Reducing opioid related deaths for individuals who are at high risk of death from overdose: a co-production study with people housed within prison and hostel accommodation during Covid-19

Campbell

Millen

Guo

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundA record number of Opioid-related deaths occurred in Northern Ireland in 2021 and it is acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic compounded drugs related deaths crisis. This co-production study set out to refine the design of a wearable device for Opioid users to detect and subsequently prevent a potential overdose situation.MethodPurposive sampling was used to recruit people who had substance use disorders and were living in a hostel and prison during the Covid-19 pandemic. Principles of co-production influenced the study, which encompassed a focus group phase and a wearable phase. The initial phase included three focus groups with participants who inject Opioids and one focus group with workers from a street injector support service. During the wearable phase, the participant group tested the feasibility of the wearable technology in a controlled environment. This included testing the transferability of data from the device to a backend server on the cloud.ResultsAll focus group participants expressed an interest in the wearable technology when it was presented to them and agreed, that in principle, such a device would be extremely beneficial to help reduce the risk of overdose within the active drug using community. Participants outlined factors which would help or hinder the design of this proposed device and their decision to wear it, if it were readily available to them. Findings from wearable phase indicated that it was feasible to use a wearable device for monitoring Opioid users’ biomarkers remotely. The provision of information regarding the specific functionality of the device was considered key and could be disseminated via front line services. The data acquisition and transfer process would not be a barrier for future research.ConclusionUnderstanding the benefit and disadvantages of technologies such as a wearable device to prevent Opioid-related deaths will be critical for mitigating the risk of overdose for people who use Heroin. It was also clear that this would be particularly relevant during Covid-19 lock-down periods, when the effects of the pandemic further exacerbated the isolation and solitude experienced by people who use Heroin.

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Wearable eHealth System for Physical Rehabilitation: Ankle Plantar-Dorsi-Flexion Monitoring

Cited by 10 publications

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Fiber Bragg Gratings for Medical Applications and Future Challenges: A Review

Fiber Bragg Gratings for Medical Applications and Future Challenges: A Review

Development and Test of a Serious Game for Dorsiflexion and Plantarflexion Exercises of the Feet

Reducing opioid related deaths for individuals who are at high risk of death from overdose: a co-production study with people housed within prison and hostel accommodation during Covid-19

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