Backtrainer. Computer-aided therapy system with augmented feedback for the lower back

dc.contributor.authorBrodbeck, Dominique
dc.contributor.authorDegen, Markus
dc.contributor.authorStanimirov, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKool, Jan
dc.contributor.authorScheermesser, Mandy
dc.contributor.authorOesch, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNeuhaus, Cornelia
dc.contributor.editorAzevedo, Luis
dc.contributor.editorLondral, Ana
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-02T09:28:14Z
dc.date.available2024-10-02T09:28:14Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractLow back pain is an important problem in industrialized countries. Two key factors limit the effectiveness of physiotherapy: low compliance of patients with repetitive movement exercises, and inadequate awareness of patients of their own posture. The Backtrainer system addresses these problems by real-time monitoring of the spine position, by providing a framework for most common physiotherapy exercises for the low back, and by providing feedback to patients in a motivating way. A minimal sensor configuration was identified as two inertial sensors that measure the orientation of the lower back at two points with three degrees of freedom. The software was designed as a flexible platform to experiment with different hardware, and with various feedback modalities. Basic exercises for two types of movements are provided: mobilizing and stabilizing. We developed visual feedback - abstract as well as in the form of a virtual reality game - and complemented the on-screen graphics with an ambient feedback device. The system was evaluated during five weeks in a rehabilitation clinic with 26 patients and 15 physiotherapists. Subjective satisfaction of subjects was good, and we interpret the results as encouraging indication for the adoption of such a therapy support system by both patients and therapists.
dc.eventHEALTHINF 2009 International Conference on Health Informatics
dc.event.end2009-01-17
dc.event.start2009-01-14
dc.identifier.doi10.5220/0001550400660073
dc.identifier.isbn978-989-8111-63-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://irf.fhnw.ch/handle/11654/47441
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-10355
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSciTePress
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics BIOSTEC
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.spatialPorto
dc.subjectBack pain
dc.subjectPhysiotherapy
dc.subjectComputer-aided therapy
dc.subjectAugmented feedback
dc.subjectAmbient visualization
dc.subject.ddc600 - Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften
dc.titleBacktrainer. Computer-aided therapy system with augmented feedback for the lower back
dc.type04B - Beitrag Konferenzschrift
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fhnw.affiliation.hochschuleHochschule für Life Sciencesde_CH
fhnw.affiliation.institutInstitut für Medizintechnik und Medizininformatikde_CH
fhnw.openAccessCategoryGreen
fhnw.pagination66-73
fhnw.publicationStatePublished
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