Research Article
Validation of a Wireless Portable Biofeedback System for Balance Control: Preliminary Results
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2532, author={Laura Rocchi and Marco Benocci and Elisabetta Farella and Luca Benini and Lorenzo Chiari}, title={Validation of a Wireless Portable Biofeedback System for Balance Control: Preliminary Results}, proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2008}, month={7}, keywords={Biological control systems Body sensor networks Computational modeling Computer architecture Computer networks Control system synthesis Control systems Hardware Motor drives Personal digital assistants}, doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2532} }- Laura Rocchi
Marco Benocci
Elisabetta Farella
Luca Benini
Lorenzo Chiari
Year: 2008
Validation of a Wireless Portable Biofeedback System for Balance Control: Preliminary Results
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2008.2532
Abstract
The present study describes the results regarding the preliminary validation of a system for rehabilitation of balance control that integrates the most recent technology advances with the latest findings about motor control and rehabilitation-engineering. The biofeedback system is based on a palmtop computer and a body sensor network, with a modular architecture, both hardware and software. Validation was performed on young healthy subjects, simulating impairment to the balance control system at the proprioception level. Promising results were obtained by means of the biofeedback system, both in terms of adequacy and usability of the system, and in terms of improvement of the balance performance.
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