A Feasibility Study of a Load Sensor to Measure Weight Bearing in Pediatric Standers

Daniel, Joshua Runako

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Year:: 2020
Contributor:: Daniel, Joshua Runako (creator); Crisco, Joseph (Advisor); Bull, Christopher (Reader); Schiller, Jonathan (Reader); Brown University. Biology and Medicine: Biomedical Engineering (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: non-ambulatory; weight bearing; skeletal health; mechanical loading; assisted standing; load sensor
Extent:: iv, 53 p.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/nxyf-3j05

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Abstract:: Persons afflicted with neuromuscular diseases, whether acute or congenital, frequently suffer from secondary musculoskeletal conditions. These conditions may be so severe that they prevent persons from walking or standing unassisted. Assisted standing for non-ambulatory individuals, using a standing device or stander, has numerous, well-documented benefits that include both physiological and psychological factors. Duration and magnitude of mechanical loading plays an important role in skeletal health, and this is a major reason standing devices are widely used with non-ambulatory persons. However, little is known about the true axial loading that occurs while in a stander, or the factors which may impact loading. This thesis presents the initial design, development and testing of a sensor to measure the extent of load bearing by patients undergoing assisted standing therapy. The sensor used in this study is intended to be used as a tool to measure and record the magnitude and time period of load bearing for persons undergoing routine stander therapy.
Notes:: Thesis (Sc. M.)--Brown University, 2020

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Daniel, Joshua Runako, "A Feasibility Study of a Load Sensor to Measure Weight Bearing in Pediatric Standers" (2020). Biomedical Engineering Theses and Dissertations. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/nxyf-3j05

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