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As the average age of the people in the Western world increases, so does the number of orthopaedic medical treatments due to falls. A method for better treatment of this type of injuries consists of early and accurate fall detection. We present an implementation and test of the system for accurate fall detection. First, a number of tests were performed to get thresholds for distinguishing falls from...
In this paper, the parameters to be measured non- invasively are fetal movement and uterine contractions with the help of novel MEMS based piezoelectric sensor as these may impose stress on the fetus. The recording was performed on 10 pregnant women in the age group of 26-38 weeks of gestation. The sensor shows the good results.
In this paper, we highlight the problem of measuring hand steadiness for the patients with Parkinson's Disease or those who need a rehabilitation program such as brain post-stroke patients. Using the accelerometer, we measure the accelerations against both the body motion and gravity, which is very useful for measuring postural orientations and body movement. In this paper, we present another method...
Modeling cognitive performance using home monitoring data is a new approach to managing neurologic conditions and for monitoring the effects of cognitive exercise interventions. The data consists of activity monitoring from motion sensors and specific cognitive metrics embedded within our adaptive computer games. The frequency and continuity of data collection allows us to analyze within subject trends...
The occurrence of falls inside the home is a common yet potentially hazardous issue for adults as they age. Even with the installation of physical aids such as grab bars, weight transfers on and off a toilet or bathtub can become increasingly difficult as a person's level of physical mobility and sense of balance deteriorate. Detecting this deterioration becomes an important goal in fall prevention...
The importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle is being driven by a number of factors including the increasing cost of healthcare, a longer lifespan, benefits of balance between work and leisure, and personal satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to examine the increasing role that technology has in training and monitoring performance in endurance athletic events by the athletic enthusiast....
The research presented in this paper aims at developing and validating a predictive tool of individual exposure to solar Ultra-Violet (UV). UV exposure depends on ambient irradiation level and individual factors related to activity (position to the sun, clothing, duration of exposure, and other forms of sun protection). We predict exposure levels of body parts on basis of ambient irradiation levels...
The authors have developed a portable, microprocessor-based data-acquisition system to measure pressures between the foot and shoe of ambulatory subjects. They attached seven pressure sensors to the surface of each insole of a pair of extra-deep shoes. They were located under the center of the heel, the five metatarsal heads, and the big toe of each foot. This system continuously collects raw pressure...
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