Post-stroke patients functional task characterization through accelerometry data for rehabilitation intervention and monitoring

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2011-10-28

Authors

Claudia S. Silva (Author) Other; Carla M. Borges (Author) Other; António J. Salazar (Author) Other; Ana S. Silva (Author) Other; Miguel V. Correia (Author) FEUP; Rubim S. Santos (Author) Other

Conference proceedings National

Title: RecPad 2011 - 17th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition

Pages: 6-7

RecPad 2011 - 17th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal, October 28, 2011

Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal, October 28, 2011

Other information

Abstract (EN): An increasing ageing society and consequently rising number of post-stroke related neurological dysfunction patients are forcing the rehabilitation field to adapt to ever-growing demands. Compensatory movements related to available motor strategies, can be observed in post-stroke patients when performing functional tasks due to a pathological synergy as in reaching for an object. Studies of post-stroke motor recovery suggest that such maladaptive strategies may limit the plasticity of the nervous system to enhance neuromotor recovery. Strategies for rehabilitation protocols monitoring and validation are presently a necessity, moreover considering data recording is often absent of the rehabilitation process or subjective in nature. Characterization strategies of patient performance during functional task are key aspects for clinical protocols validation, progress monitoring and methodologies comparison. This project seeks to characterize patient¿s upper limb performance through accelerometry, gathered with a lowcost wearable system, for compensatory movement avoidance through feedback response.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2