摘要
Diastasis Recti Abdominis(DRA)is the separation of abdominal recti muscles which occurs in women during their pregnancy and postpartum time.This is because of the stretching of the linea alba,a fibrous connective tissue on the abdominal wall.The Linea Alba is elastic and retracts back after the delivery of the baby.When this tissue gets overstretched,it loses its elasticity and the gap in the abdominals may not be closed leading to DRA.The motive of this research is to analyze the postpartum rehabilitation for signals from Inertial Measurement Unit(IMU)sensors.The conservative treatment for women who are experiencing DRA is given in the form of physiotherapy.These physiotherapy exercises focus on the recti abdominis muscle to bring back the Linea alba together.It will be a difficult process for the physiotherapist to monitor,whether patients did the exercises correctly or not.If the exercises are not correct,they will not be effective in the reduction of inter-recti distance.This research aims to analyze the effectiveness of IMU signals in classifying the correct and incorrect exercises.It was inferred that the IMU signals are effective in classifying the correct and incorrect exercises with an accuracy of 92%.
基金
This research was funded by the Department of Science and Technology DST under Biomedical Device and Technology Development(File No:TDP/BDTD/07/2021).
