Effects of passive motion using mechatronic system on improvement of peripheral circulation

Author

Homma, Keiko ; Usuba, Mariko

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan

fYear

2011

fDate

20-22 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

543

Lastpage

548

Abstract

We have been developing a passive motion exercise system for ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion that can be applied to patients with complicated ankle joint deformity. The developed system is expected to reduce edema in lower limbs, and currently we are aiming to find objective indicators for volume of edema by the use of our system. In this paper, the effects of passive motion provided with an ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion exercise system on peripheral circulation are examined. The result indicated that skin blood flow and surface skin temperature of the elderly subjects changed associated with passive motion, which suggests that decreased peripheral circulation can be improved with passive motion.

Keywords

haemodynamics; mechatronics; patient treatment; skin; ankle dorsiflexion-plantarflexion exercise system; ankle joint deformity; edema reduction; lower limbs; mechatronic system; passive motion exercise system; peripheral circulation; skin blood flow; surface skin temperature; Blood flow; Joints; Legged locomotion; Motion segmentation; Senior citizens; Skin; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Integration (SII), 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1523-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SII.2011.6147507

Filename

6147507