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An increasing ageing society and consequently rising number of post-stroke related neurological dysfunction patients are forcing the rehabilitation field to adapt to ever-growing demands. In parallel, an unprecedented number of research efforts and technological solutions meant for human monitoring are continuously influencing traditional methodologies, causing paradigm shifts; extending the therapist patient dynamics. Compensatory movements can be observed in post-stroke patient when performing functional tasks. Although some controversy remains regarding the functional benefits of compensatory movement as a way of accomplish a given task, even in the presence of a motor deficit; studies suggest that such maladaptive strategies may limit the plasticity of the nervous system to enhance neuro-motor recovery. This preliminary study intends to aid in the development of a system for compensatory movement detection in stroke patients through the use of accelerometry data.
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Keywords
Rhabilitation Stroke patients Compensatory movements Sensor positioning Accelerometry
Citation
Borges, C. M., Silva, C., Salazar, A. J., Silva, A. S., Correia, M. V., Santos, R. S., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2012). Compensatory movemennt detection through inertial sensor positioning for post-stroke rehabilitation Proceedings of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 1: BIOSIGNALS, Vilamoura, Algarve.
Publisher
SciTePress