Desarrollo de una herramienta de apoyo para telemonitoreo: Aplicación a la recuperación de la amplitud articular de la rodilla.

Abstract

The global problems of these days drive the development of new technologies especially in the health sector. Currently, tools are needed that allow monitoring and monitoring of patients in physical rehabilitation processes remotely, seeking to reduce unnecessary travel and increase the coverage of rehabilitation processes. The present degree work consists of the development of an asynchronous telemonitoring and measurement system composed of an interface in which a Smartphone records motor, cognitive, affective-social information and allows a health professional to give rehabilitation indications to the patient in flexion and extension movements of the lower limb, specifically of the knee joint; These indications are given by the specialist supported by the videos made by the patient and the biomechanical interpretation performed by the specialist supported by the Kinovea and ImageJ software. The project used easily accessible technology such as Smartphones, allowing the tool to be affordable and accessible to the largest number of the population, guaranteeing greater coverage to people who need it. This type of device and technology can contribute to the recording and quantification of biomechanical parameters of interest such as the angle of flexion or extension in people's joints, which can support health professionals for monitoring and evaluation of recovery and motor rehabilitation processes. The interface was built in the Matlab software since this software offers the possibility of connection with mobile devices and the analysis of the data directly. In addition to this, the Kinovea and ImageJ software were also used to capture and process the data obtained. In the development of the application, it was possible to demonstrate through SUS type usability surveys that users felt satisfaction when using the platform and that it was not difficult to understand, making users feel attracted to this type of technology since the The interface is very intuitive and easy to understand given that in the options available in the session it appears only once the other tasks have been completed, in other words, it is not possible to go to a next window or a different process without first completing a the previous one.