Closed-loop system for assisted strength exercising

Accurate assessment of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of physical activity is considered very important in order to achieve better results in rehabilitation or training. We have developed Wireless Body Area Network for continuous and personalized health monitoring of basic physiological parameters (ECG, breathing rate and body temperature) and added the functionality of mobility measurement and closed-loop assisted strength exercising. The results has shown that assisted exercising using on-line feedback is performed closer to prescribed instructions in time and intensity while self-assessment and exercising without on-line feedback vary much more showing a higher deviation from the prescribed instructions. Our system enables sophisticated tracking of the rehabilitation/exercise performances of patients with closed-loop quantitative and qualitative results in real-time.