Cost-Effective Pressure Glove to Measure Forces & Orientation from a Chiropractor

Abstract

Currently, there is no affordable, everyday use chiropractic force sensor. Devices that are used to teach chiropractic students, such as activators and drop tables, assist students in learning but do not give adequate feedback. Our design will be implementing the cheapest materials to make the most reliable force sensing glove which chiropractors can use for their daily work needs. Materials needed to complete this project include pressure sensors, electrical wires, resistors, a breadboard, Raspberry Pi Pico W, a laptop with Thonny software installed, and an analog to digital converter. Our design of the chiropractic force sensor glove will help reduce the amount of confusion when determining the correct amount of force to apply to a chiropractor’s patient. This research will also help to dramatically reduce any severe pain resulting from misplaced forces and pressure applied to chiropractic patients.