SpineCurer: An inertial measurement unit based scoliosis training system

Scoliosis patients face problems like difficult ambulation and weak sit tolerance comparing to healthy people. In addition, scoliosis has potential to cause respiratory and neurological complications that seriously affect life quality. Treatments like Schroth best practice(SBP) are effective for scoliosis but need professional guidance. In this paper, we propose SpineCurer(SC), an inertial measurement unit(IMU) based scoliosis training system. The system detects the patient’s posture in real time based on IMU, so that the patient can train without supervision. SC integrates two interaction games to assist training. We conducted a user study to evaluate the usability and effectiveness of the system, which showed a positive effect in assisting scoliosis treatment.