Custom Built Device for Spasticity Evaluation Associated to Spinal Cord Injury - A Redundant Signal to Electrogoniometer in Pendulum Test

Renata Manzano Maria, Karina Cristina Alonso, Eliza Regina Ferreira Braga Machado de Azevedo, Renato Varoto, Alberto Cliquet Jr.

2013

Abstract

The proposal of this project was the development of a more objective system to evaluate spasticity, dysfunction often presented by spinal cord injured people. As result, it will be possible to follow patient’s progress in moments before and after any treatment, drawing comparisons through the acquired data. One accelerometer was added to the original pendulum test, providing redundant and alternative signal to the electrogoniometer, even in critical situations. Also, tests were performed in patients during treatments, what confirmed the feasibility of the present system in this method of evaluation.

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Manzano Maria R., Alonso K., Ferreira Braga Machado de Azevedo E., Varoto R. and Cliquet Jr. A. (2013). Custom Built Device for Spasticity Evaluation Associated to Spinal Cord Injury - A Redundant Signal to Electrogoniometer in Pendulum Test . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-34-1, pages 120-126. DOI: 10.5220/0004234001200126


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@conference{biodevices13,
author={Renata Manzano Maria and Karina Cristina Alonso and Eliza Regina Ferreira Braga Machado de Azevedo and Renato Varoto and Alberto Cliquet Jr.},
title={Custom Built Device for Spasticity Evaluation Associated to Spinal Cord Injury - A Redundant Signal to Electrogoniometer in Pendulum Test},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={120-126},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004234001200126},
isbn={978-989-8565-34-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: BIODEVICES, (BIOSTEC 2013)
TI - Custom Built Device for Spasticity Evaluation Associated to Spinal Cord Injury - A Redundant Signal to Electrogoniometer in Pendulum Test
SN - 978-989-8565-34-1
AU - Manzano Maria R.
AU - Alonso K.
AU - Ferreira Braga Machado de Azevedo E.
AU - Varoto R.
AU - Cliquet Jr. A.
PY - 2013
SP - 120
EP - 126
DO - 10.5220/0004234001200126