Research Article
Test-Retest and Intra-rater Reliability of Using Inertial Sensors and Its Integration with Microsoft Kinect to Measure Shoulder Range-of-Motion
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_31, author={Peter Beshara and Judy Chen and Pierre Lagadec and W. Walsh}, title={Test-Retest and Intra-rater Reliability of Using Inertial Sensors and Its Integration with Microsoft Kinect to Measure Shoulder Range-of-Motion}, proceedings={Internet of Things Technologies for HealthCare. Third International Conference, HealthyIoT 2016, V\aa{}ster\ae{}s, Sweden, October 18-19, 2016, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={HEALTHYIOT}, year={2017}, month={1}, keywords={Inertial sensors Kinematics Joint angle tracking Wearable devices Shoulder}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_31} }- Peter Beshara
Judy Chen
Pierre Lagadec
W. Walsh
Year: 2017
Test-Retest and Intra-rater Reliability of Using Inertial Sensors and Its Integration with Microsoft Kinect to Measure Shoulder Range-of-Motion
HEALTHYIOT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-51234-1_31
Abstract
This study determined the intra-rater and test-retest reliability of a novel motion-tracking system that integrates inertial sensors with Microsoft Kinect to measure peak shoulder range-of-motion (ROM) angles. Nine healthy individuals (6 female and 3 male, age: 36.6 ± 13.3) with no shoulder pathology participated following ethical approval. Participants performed active shoulder forward flexion and abduction to the end of available range. Repeat testing of the protocol was completed after 7 days by the same rater. Results demonstrated excellent intra-rater reliability (ICC = 0.84, 0.93) for shoulder flexion and modest-excellent intra-rater reliability (ICC = 0.82, 0.52) for shoulder abduction. A high level of correlation was observed between week 1 and 2 for flexion and abduction (R = 0.85 – 0.93), expect for left abduction (R = 0.60). In conclusion, an inertial system combined with the Kinect is a reliable tool to measure shoulder ROM and has the potential for future research and clinical application.