TY - GEN
T1 - A Haptic-Based Perception-Empathy Biofeedback System with Vibration Transition
T2 - 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020
AU - Ling, Jiayi
AU - Hong, Jing Chen
AU - Hayashi, Yuki
AU - Yasuda, Kazuhiro
AU - Kitaji, Yu
AU - Harashima, Hiroaki
AU - Iwata, Hiroyasu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - In this paper, a perception-empathy biofeedback (PEBF) system is proposed that supplements the foot pressure status of a paralyzed foot with a wearable vibrotactile biofeedback (BF) vest to the back. Improvements in the ankle dorsiflexion and push-off movement in the swing phase and pre-swing phase, respectively, can be expected after using the proposed system. However, the results of the 3 week pilot clinical tests suggest that significant improvement is only observed for the push-off movement. It is assumed that the attention required to recognize the BF was beyond the ability of the patients. In this paper, a dual task (40 s walking and performing mental arithmetic at the same time) was conducted with the following conditions: no vibrations and providing BF to the lower back and the entire back. According to the results, the ankle joint angle of the paralyzed side at push-off under the entire back condition is statistically significant (p = 0.0780); however, there are no significant changes under the lower back condition (p = 0.4998). Moreover, the ankle joint angle of the paralyzed side at the initial contact is statistically significant with respect to the lower back condition (p = 0.0233) and shows a significant trend for the entire back condition (p = 0.0730). The results suggest that the limited attention capacity of hemiplegic patients fails to improve both dorsiflexion and push-off movements; moreover, ankle motion can be promoted if attention is concentrated on recognizing focalized vibratory feedback patterns.
AB - In this paper, a perception-empathy biofeedback (PEBF) system is proposed that supplements the foot pressure status of a paralyzed foot with a wearable vibrotactile biofeedback (BF) vest to the back. Improvements in the ankle dorsiflexion and push-off movement in the swing phase and pre-swing phase, respectively, can be expected after using the proposed system. However, the results of the 3 week pilot clinical tests suggest that significant improvement is only observed for the push-off movement. It is assumed that the attention required to recognize the BF was beyond the ability of the patients. In this paper, a dual task (40 s walking and performing mental arithmetic at the same time) was conducted with the following conditions: no vibrations and providing BF to the lower back and the entire back. According to the results, the ankle joint angle of the paralyzed side at push-off under the entire back condition is statistically significant (p = 0.0780); however, there are no significant changes under the lower back condition (p = 0.4998). Moreover, the ankle joint angle of the paralyzed side at the initial contact is statistically significant with respect to the lower back condition (p = 0.0233) and shows a significant trend for the entire back condition (p = 0.0730). The results suggest that the limited attention capacity of hemiplegic patients fails to improve both dorsiflexion and push-off movements; moreover, ankle motion can be promoted if attention is concentrated on recognizing focalized vibratory feedback patterns.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176213
DO - 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176213
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85091026720
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 3779
EP - 3782
BT - 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 20 July 2020 through 24 July 2020
ER -