Occupational therapy assessment for upper limb rehabilitation: A multisensor-based approach

SS Mahmoud, Z Cao, J Fu, X Gu, Q Fang - Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
SS Mahmoud, Z Cao, J Fu, X Gu, Q Fang
Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021frontiersin.org
Most post-stroke patients experience varying degrees of impairment in upper limb function
and fine motor skills. Occupational therapy (OT) with other rehabilitation trainings is
beneficial in improving the strength and dexterity of the impaired upper limb. An accurate
upper limb assessment should be conducted before prescribing upper limb OT programs. In
this paper, we present a novel multisensor method for the assessment of upper limb
movements that uses kinematics and physiological sensors to capture the movement of the …
Most post-stroke patients experience varying degrees of impairment in upper limb function and fine motor skills. Occupational therapy (OT) with other rehabilitation trainings is beneficial in improving the strength and dexterity of the impaired upper limb. An accurate upper limb assessment should be conducted before prescribing upper limb OT programs. In this paper, we present a novel multisensor method for the assessment of upper limb movements that uses kinematics and physiological sensors to capture the movement of the limbs and the surface electromyogram (sEMG). These sensors are Kinect, inertial measurement unit (IMU), Xsens, and sEMG. The key assessment features of the proposed model are as follows: (1) classification of OT exercises into four classes, (2) evaluation of the quality and completion of the OT exercises, and (3) evaluation of the relationship between upper limb mobility and muscle strength in patients. According to experimental results, the overall accuracy for OT-based motion classification is 82.2%. In addition, the fusing of Kinect and Xsens data reveals that muscle strength is highly correlated with the data with a correlation coefficient (CC) of 0.88. As a result of this research, occupational therapy specialists will be able to provide early support discharge, which could alleviate the problem of the great stress that the healthcare system is experiencing today.
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