AUTOMA: a wearable device to assess the upper limb muscular activity in patients with neuromuscular disorders.
clinical monitoring
neuromuscular disorders
rehabilitation
sensing
upper limb function
wearable devices
Journal
Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology
ISSN: 2532-1900
Titre abrégé: Acta Myol
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 9811169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
27
10
2021
accepted:
12
12
2021
entrez:
20
1
2022
pubmed:
21
1
2022
medline:
22
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Inherited muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies present in early childhood with progressive muscle weakness, determining severe motor limitations. Active surveillance and management of associated complications have improved ambulation, function, quality of life and life expectancy. The need for repeatable, objective and quantitative measures to monitor the clinical course of the disease is a current issue, particularly in the new era where new flows of therapies are proposed to the patients. In this scenario, we designed and tested a wearable device termed AUTOMA that is able to provide quantification of the muscular impairment in the upper limb upon isokinetic tests through the integration of a force sensor and an electric goniometer. This allows qualitatively estimating the muscular functions with a systematic procedure. We carried out a preliminary pilot study on 9 patients that revealed the suitability of AUTOMA as an objective measurement tool for diagnosing and monitoring neuromuscular disorders, and opens to a more extensive clinical study in which to test and validate our platform intensively.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35047754
doi: 10.36185/2532-1900-057
pmc: PMC8744014
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
143-151Investigateurs
Raffaele Conte
(R)
Filippo M Santorelli
(FM)
Stefano Roccella
(S)
Informations de copyright
©2021 Gaetano Conte Academy - Mediterranean Society of Myology, Naples, Italy.
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