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ArmTracker: Augmenting clinical assessment in neuromuscular diseases by means of advanced motion analysis

Conference Article

Conference

Congreso Internacional Duchenne Parent Project España (DPPE)

Edition

2024

Pages

1

Doc link

https://www.duchenne-spain.org/evento_solidario/congreso-internacional-duchenne-parent-project-espana-2024/

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Authors

  • Favata, Alessandra

  • van Noort, Luc

  • Gallart Agut, Roger

  • Exposito, Jesica

  • Medina-Cantillo, Julita

  • Nascimento, Andres

  • Torras Genís, Carme

  • Natera-de Benito, Daniel

  • Font Llagunes, Josep Maria

  • Pàmies Vilà, Rosa

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Abstract

Recent therapeutic advancements for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) underscore the importance of precise clinical outcome metrics. Traditionally, the Performance of Upper Limb (PUL) scale for DMD is used to evaluate clinical outcomes. However, the PUL scale relies solely on the physiotherapist’s interpretation and lacks refinement. Therefore, instrumented analysis, particularly with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), has gained popularity providing objective data to complement specialist assessments. This study aims to assess an IMU-based system's effectiveness in enhancing standard clinical evaluation by acquiring quantitative metrics to evaluate the motor status of children with DMD. The relative workspace area correlates well with the PUL scores that were achieved. A similar strong correlation was identified when comparing the clinical score against the range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder, as well as against the efficiency of shoulder and elbow movement. The ArmTracker system further proved capable of accurately reproducing hand positions during the clinical scale.










Categories

medical robotics, pattern recognition.

Author keywords

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, IMU, upper-limb, kinematics, workspace area, range of motion

Scientific reference

A. Favata, L. van Noort, R. Gallart, J. Exposito, J. Medina-Cantillo, A. Nascimento, C. Torras, D. Natera-de Benito, J.M. Font and R. Pàmies-Vilà. ArmTracker: Augmenting clinical assessment in neuromuscular diseases by means of advanced motion analysis, 2024 Congreso Internacional Duchenne Parent Project España, 2024, Madrid, pp. 1.