Posture Monitoring Apparatus For Physiotherapy
Kalyani Dalvi, Shruti Dalvi, Anagha M. Panditrao, Sharvari Deshpande, Aradhana Bakare · 2023
The recent advancement in technology is leading to the emergence of a new lifestyle. Even though people are being assisted by devices from even small tasks in daily work has made the lifestyle easier but has also caused a reduction in daily activities and movements causing adverse health effects. Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession that is concerned with the functioning of humans and one's movement which will maximize the physical potential of the body. Monitoring the physical movements of the body is generally not easy but if it comes to monitoring movements of the muscles joints or spines it is very difficult without straining the body. Based on the physical conditions of the patients the physiotherapist suggests exercises that will help them to reduce the pain. The physiotherapist uses traditional methods like goniometry in which the angle between the joints is measured to analyze the pain in the muscles or joints. Also, they use the gait analysis method to analyze the balance in the body. Based on the analysis they suggest necessary exercises which are mandatory to monitor at home in order to reduce unnecessary straining of muscles. So we have proposed a solution which is a system that will monitor the exercises done at home with data provided by physiotherapy at once. The system will take the data of the exercise which were performed in front of the physiotherapist and this data will be saved by the system. This data will now be referred by the patient while performing the exercises at home and will monitor the movements of patients. The indication will be given if the movement is desirable or undesirable. The efficacy of home-based physiotherapy depends on the correct and systematic execution of prescribed exercises. Feedback systems enable it to accurately track exercise execution and prevent patients from unconsciously introducing incorrect postures or improper muscular loads on the prescribed exercises. This system will have Bluetooth connectivity which will help in transferring the data. This system is interfaced with the app which while performing will give the necessary outputs to achieve the best postural position in order to avoid unnecessary straining.