Open AccessDiagnosis of Scoliosis in Juvenile Patients
Author(s) -
Ms. Dernita Maria Nithya. A
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.39540
Subject(s) - scoliosis , kyphosis , wearable computer , computer science , flex , coronal plane , physical medicine and rehabilitation , simulation , medicine , embedded system , surgery , telecommunications , radiology , radiography
In this paper, a wearable device used to monitor the posture variations. This device is useful in early detection and monitoring of patient having spine related disease such as scoliosis, kyphosis. Scoliosis is a 3-dimensional deformation of spine. The most common characteristics are bending of backbone in coronal plane and rotation of vertebrae, which results in various deformations of human postures. It mostly occurs in juvenile stage (3-10 years). The existing system consists of wearable sensor network for posture data acquisition, wireless data transmission and conventional smartphone for data processing. The biofeedback device helps to improve the self-awareness in natural environment, but it is not suitable in case of severe deformity. The flex sensor used because of its High level of reliability, consistency, repeatability and harsh temperature resistance. Keywords: scoliosis, microcontroller, flex sensor