Actis
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Jovanov et al at the University of Alabama have developed a system called ActiS [1] that they are targeting at… “post-stroke rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation (e.g. hip/knee replacement rehabilitation), and supervised recovery of cardiac patients. In the case of orthopedic rehabilitation the system can measure forces and accelerations at different points and provide feedback to the user in real-time. Unobtrusive monitoring of cardiac patients can be used to estimate intensity of activities in user's daily routine and correlate it with the heart activity. In addition, WBAN systems can be used for gait phase detection during programmable, functional electrical stimulation, analysis of balance and monitoring of Parkinson's disease patients in the ambulatory setting, computer supervision of health and activity status of elderly, weight loss therapy, obesity prevention, or in general promotion of a healthy, physically active, lifestyle”.
The system uses body worn sensors to measure vitals such as ECG and pulse oxygen. It also uses ankle embedded sensors to detect motion and analyse gait.
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