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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
A scalable post knee replacement prototype
PhD project Tom GerardsBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of Strathclyde
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
A collection of devices and software to enable the provision of rehabilitation services over
distance using ICT
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Managing long term conditions (LTC) is seen as the biggest challenge facing health systems
in the UK (Audit Scotland 2007)
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Hospital bed days
otherLTC
Tele-Rehabilitation platform
First documented use of TR in 1959, until now no scalable technology developed!
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Aim: develop and test a scalable platform
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Aim: develop and test a scalable platform
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Properties:-Usability-Low cost
-High quality-Highly flexible
-minimal training-minimal tech support
Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Aim: develop and test a scalable platform
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Properties:-Usability-Low cost
-High quality-Highly flexible
-minimal training-minimal tech support
Functions:-Real time video call
-exercise games-progress reports
-social support-biofeedback-information
Tele-Rehabilitation platform
User centered design, taking human factors into account
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Health professional (n=4) interviews:
+“I think you couldn’t make this much easier..”
-“My bug bear a bit; technology coming into our job is meant to save us time, but often it doesn’t.”
-“If they had an activity monitor…”
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Chain Linked Electro Goniometer (CLEG):
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Knee kinematics CLEG vs Vicon during one stride of level walking
CLEGVicon
Time (s)
Knee angle(degrees)
Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Chain Linked Electro Goniometer (CLEG):-Full freedom of movement, cheap, robust
-RMS error vs pre-set angles 1.1°-relative non linearity 0.37%
-does not influence walking ROM-Validity and reliability…..LOA
-activity recognition…
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Usability testing:
In progress…
Will inform need for training and tech support
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Future work
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Tele-Rehabilitation platform
Thanks for your attention!
Prof. Philip RoweDr. Andrew Kerr
Collaboration:Alastair Cozens
