A new approach to diagnosis and rehabilitation in spine diseases

Abstract

In this paper we present a new equipment developed under a research grant, able to permanently tracks and corrects human spine position, being thus useful in diagnosis, prevention, and/or treatment of spine disorders. The system is essentially a piece of clothing equipment, e.g. jacket, shirt, fitted with sensors, actuators, controllers, and a portable computing system (smartphone or tablet). The system can identify in real time the geometric position of the vertebrae, thus having a dual utility: diagnose and therapy.