Biomechanical System Prototype with Advanced Biofeedback for Rehabilitation of Bedridden Patients

Frederico Santos, Luis Roseiro, Cândida Malça, Cândida Malça, Alexandra André, Ruben Durães, William Xavier, Arménio Cruz, Marco Silva

2023

Abstract

Citizens with physical limitations, namely bedridden patients, are often unable to perform physical activity alone, which can translate into long periods of immobilization, with serious consequences for their health. This type of patient usually stays in bed for long periods, leading to getting several motor problems due to their immobility. Thus, it is important to develop biomechanical systems that can be used in the implementation of physical rehabilitation activities for this type of patient. This work presents a prototype, specifically developed for bedridden patients, aiming to contribute to the prevention of complications associated with their immobility for long periods of time. The developed equipment is based on a modular structure allowing a linear module with active/passive operation and alternatively an active/passive rotary module, to perform different types of physical movements on upper and lower limbs. This work describes the developed management and control system with emphasis on the use of biofeedback sensors and real-time data analysis. The first tests carried out on the prototype clearly identified the benefits of the system when used in physical-motor rehabilitation procedures for long-term bedridden patients.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Santos F., Roseiro L., Malça C., André A., Durães R., Xavier W., Cruz A. and Silva M. (2023). Biomechanical System Prototype with Advanced Biofeedback for Rehabilitation of Bedridden Patients. In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 1: BIODEVICES; ISBN 978-989-758-631-6, SciTePress, pages 198-205. DOI: 10.5220/0011799500003414

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices23,
author={Frederico Santos and Luis Roseiro and Cândida Malça and Alexandra André and Ruben Durães and William Xavier and Arménio Cruz and Marco Silva},
title={Biomechanical System Prototype with Advanced Biofeedback for Rehabilitation of Bedridden Patients},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 1: BIODEVICES},
year={2023},
pages={198-205},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011799500003414},
isbn={978-989-758-631-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2023) - Volume 1: BIODEVICES
TI - Biomechanical System Prototype with Advanced Biofeedback for Rehabilitation of Bedridden Patients
SN - 978-989-758-631-6
AU - Santos F.
AU - Roseiro L.
AU - Malça C.
AU - André A.
AU - Durães R.
AU - Xavier W.
AU - Cruz A.
AU - Silva M.
PY - 2023
SP - 198
EP - 205
DO - 10.5220/0011799500003414
PB - SciTePress