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Smart rehabilitation garment design for arm-hand training

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Qi Wang,

Panos Markopoulos,

Wei ChenAuthors Info & Claims

PervasiveHealth '14: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Pages 328 - 330

https://doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.255256

Published: 20 May 2014 Publication History

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This paper describes the design of a smart rehabilitation garment (SRG) to support posture correction during rehabilitation training. The garment is equipped with accelerometers in various positions and is controlled by an Arduino processor. It connects with Bluetooth to a smartphone or a personal computer in order to provide feedback to patients. The garment can provide reminders to users by vibration. We discuss the placement of sensing modules, the garment design and the integration of smart textiles and wearable electronics. The garment has been designed to support posture feedback during rehabilitation training, e.g., in the context of arm-hand training, or to be used as a posture correction aid worn throughout the day. We argue that wearability and comfort are major requirements in order to achieve acceptance by users.

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Smart rehabilitation garment design for arm-hand training
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PervasiveHealth '14: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

May 2014

459 pages

ISBN:9781631900112

General Chair:
Andreas Hein
OFFIS-Institute for IT, Oldenburg, Germany
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Susanne Boll
OFFIS-Institute for IT, Oldenburg, Germany
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Friedrich Köhler
Charité, Berlin, Germany

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