Interactive wearable systems for upper body rehabilitation: a systematic review

• Published in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 20
• Main Authors: Wang, Qi, Markopoulos, Panos, Yu, Bin, Chen, Wei, Timmermans, Annick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.03.2017; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Accelerometry - instrumentation; Accelerometry - methods; Arm; Arthritis; Biomechanical Phenomena; Bones; Brain injury; Chronic pain; Clinical trials; Effectiveness; Feedback; Forearm; Garments; Health aspects; Humans; Inertial platforms; Interactive systems; International conferences; Kinematics; Literature reviews; Lung diseases; Measurement techniques; Monitoring; Movement; Obstructive lung disease; Pain; Paralysis; Patients; Posture; Range of Motion, Articular; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation - instrumentation; Rehabilitation - methods; Review; Search engines; Sensors; Spinal cord injuries; Stroke; Systematic review; Taxonomy; Telemedicine; Textiles; Usability; Wearable computers; Wearable technology; Wrist; Motion sensing; Interactive feedback; Posture monitoring; Rehabilitation; Upper body; Wearable technology

The development of interactive rehabilitation technologies which rely on wearable-sensing for upper body rehabilitation is attracting increasing research interest. This paper reviews related research with the aim: 1) To inventory and classify interactive wearable systems for movement and posture mon...