ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Pressure Sensor System for Customized Scoliosis Braces.
Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Mechanical and Thermo-Regulative Investigations on Additively Manufactured Backpack Pads.Polymers · 2025Article
- The Application of Integrated Force and Temperature Sensors to Enhance Orthotic Treatment Monitoring in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Improving Home-Based Scoliosis Therapy: Findings From a Web-Based Survey.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- A Novel Force-Sensing Smart Textile: Inserting Silicone-Embedded FBG Sensors into a Knitted Undergarment.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Pressure Sensors for Measuring the Grip Pressure during Kendo Attacks: Assessment of Laterality and Evidence of the Five Phases of Attack.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- TLSO with Graphene Sensors-An Application to Measurements of Corrective Forces in the Prototype of Intelligent Brace.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Hard-shell thoracolumbar sacral orthoses (TLSOs) are used for treating idiopathic scoliosis, a deformation of the spine with a sideways curvature. The pressure required inside the TLSO for ideal corrective results remains unclear. Retrofitting TLSOs with commercially available pressure measurement systems is expensive and can only be performed in a laboratory. The aim of this study was to develop a cost-effective but accurate pressure sensor system for TLSOs. The sensor was built from a piezoresistive polymer, placed between two closed-cell foam liners, and evaluated with a material testing machine. Because foams are energy absorbers, the pressure-conductance curve was affected by hysteresis. The sensor was calibrated on a force plate with the transitions from loading to unloading used to establish the calibration curve. The root mean square error was 12% on average within the required pressure range of 0.01-0.13 MPa. The sensor reacted to the changing pressure during breathing and different activities when tested underneath a chest belt at different tensions. The peak pressure reached 0.135 MPa. The sensor was further tested inside the scoliosis brace during different activities. The measured pressure was 0.014-0.124 MPa. The results from this study enable cheaper and mobile systems to be used for clinical studies on the comfort and pressure of braces during daily activities.
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