Whole-body isometric force/torque measurements for functional assessment in neuro-rehabilitation: User interface and data pre-processing techniques

Abstract A diagnostic platform for the early functional assessment of post-stroke patients was designed in order to perform isometric measurements during activities of daily living (ADL) tasks. The outcome of these measurements can contribute to verify the integrity of a post-stroke existing or alte...

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Published in:Computer methods and programs in biomedicine 2013-04, Vol.110 (1), p.27-37
Main Authors: Mazzoleni, Stefano, Munih, Marko, Toth, Andras, Cinkelj, Justin, Jurak, Mihaly, Van Vaerenbergh, Jo, Cavallo, Giuseppe, Soda, Paolo, Dario, Paolo, Guglielmelli, Eugenio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Applied sciences
Assessment
Biological and medical sciences
Biomechanical Phenomena
Biomechanics. Biorheology
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods
Disability Evaluation
Exact sciences and technology
Force/torque measurements
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Human–machine interface
Internal Medicine
Isometric Contraction
Isometric exercise
Medical computing and teaching
Medical sciences
Muscle Strength
Neurology
Other
Paresis - physiopathology
Paresis - rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Software
Stroke - physiopathology
Stroke Rehabilitation
Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics
Torque
User-Computer Interface
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Summary:Abstract A diagnostic platform for the early functional assessment of post-stroke patients was designed in order to perform isometric measurements during activities of daily living (ADL) tasks. The outcome of these measurements can contribute to verify the integrity of a post-stroke existing or altered “internal model” for a particular functional task. A complete and reliable software application for the diagnostic platform was designed, developed and tested in three European hospitals. The software application was divided into two main modules: a graphical user interface (GUI) and the data pre-processing techniques for the interpretation of recorded biomedical and clinical data. This paper presents the software application associated to the platform, aimed at analysing and interpreting the huge amount of data recorded and collected during the experimental trials. Its main objective is related to validating the onset detection and data reduction. The software application presented in this paper has been working and validated with success in three different clinical centres in Europe and it can be effectively used both as assessment tool in rehabilitation and as research tool in neuroscience.
ISSN:0169-2607
1872-7565
DOI:10.1016/j.cmpb.2012.10.017