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INTELLIGENT CRUTCH TOOL FOR BODY POSTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO AVOID INJURIES

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Dr.R.Anitha.Professor, 2Dr.M.S.Jeyalakshmi, 3Ms.B.Nivetha, 4Ms.V Femi, 5Aishwariya L
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s1-B.309

Abstract

In the last decade, the clinical reasoning in physical therapy has been to develop systems for physiotherapists to make clinical decisions rapidly, effectively and efficiently, in response to the increasingly complex needs of health and rehabilitation units. Some studies show the importance of walking aids during rehabilitation from some diseases, and after surgery for arthroplasty in the elderly population, and elderly patients with balance disorders, muscle weakness. Walkers are important devices that aid the rehabilitation process. The use of a walker is recommended for gait changes and imbalance due to various factors, such as surgery of the lower limbs or neurodegenerative changes, especially in the early recovery period. In this project we design a solution for the patient using walkers, this device helps them to maintain the proper balance. This Smart Walker Tool is equipped with sensors, GPS, and GSM Modules. The sensors embedded in the walker were chosen to extract the relevant information related to the walker’s use during the physiotherapy sessions like applied forces on the walker. This device will automatically warn the walker’s when they apply more pressure on a single side using haptic feedback. Along with this, we included the automatic fall detection system using MEMS Sensor, if the sensor reaches its threshold value, it’ll automatically send an Emergency SMS along with their current location to the caretaker/doctors. This walker has an automatic internal Lighting system based on the Surrounding Environment.

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