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A novel automatic diagnosis based physical therapy for duchenne muscular dystrophy children

  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • University of New South Wales

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Abstract

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive X-linked genetic neuromuscular disorder which could contribute to mobility reduction and joints deformation. Current treatment including drug delivery and passive ankle-foot orthosis with elastic elements is demonstrated either with little effect or with increasing frequency of falling. In this study, we proposed a novel automatic diagnosis and an active physical therapy for DMD children. An IMU suit based inertial motion capture system combining with sEMG sensors is proposed to diagnose and monitor the progress of DMD based on gait features and weakness of specific muscles so that long-term observation by doctors could be saved, which could also be used to auto-tuning the active assistance by the exoskeleton we designed. And a conceptual design of a lightweight off-board exoskeleton with soft materials and elastic bands is proposed with assist-as-need control strategy. This automatic diagnosing method and lightweight exoskeleton could offer a novel treatment system and tool for DMD.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2018 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Data Science in Cyberspace, DSC 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages547-552
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538642108
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd IEEE International Conference on Data Science in Cyberspace, DSC 2018 - Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Duration: 18 Jun 201821 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2018 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Data Science in Cyberspace, DSC 2018

Conference

Conference3rd IEEE International Conference on Data Science in Cyberspace, DSC 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou, Guangdong
Period18/06/1821/06/18

Keywords

  • Ankle
  • DMD
  • Exoskeleton
  • Hip
  • IMU
  • Inertial motion capture
  • SEMG

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