Title :
A low power portable electromagnetic posture monitoring system [for scoliosis treatment]
Author :
Bazzarelli, Michael ; Durdle, Nelson ; Lou, Edmond ; Raso, James
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
A posture monitoring system for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis using electromagnetic and accelerometer technology is discussed. Distributed processors are used to allow parallel execution of data collection. The system is carried by the patient and provides feedback to allow correction of posture during daily activities
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; biomedical telemetry; computerised monitoring; distributed processing; embedded systems; feedback; low-power electronics; medical computing; microcontrollers; orthopaedics; patient monitoring; portable instruments; accelerometer technology; daily activities; data collection; distributed processors; electromagnetic posture monitoring system; embedded systems; feedback; idiopathic scoliosis treatment; low power portable system; microcontroller; parallel execution; posture correction; Accelerometers; Computer architecture; Defense industry; Electromagnetic measurements; Feedback; Instrumentation and measurement; Medical treatment; Microcontrollers; Patient monitoring; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6646-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2001.928892
