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24.02.2018 | Systematic Review

Wearable Inertial Sensor Systems for Lower Limb Exercise Detection and Evaluation: A Systematic Review

verfasst von: Martin O’Reilly, Brian Caulfield, Tomas Ward, William Johnston, Cailbhe Doherty

Erschienen in: Sports Medicine | Ausgabe 5/2018

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Abstract

Background

Analysis of lower limb exercises is traditionally completed with four distinct methods: (1) 3D motion capture; (2) depth-camera-based systems; (3) visual analysis from a qualified exercise professional; and (4) self-assessment. Each method is associated with a number of limitations.

Objective

The aim of this systematic review is to synthesise and evaluate studies which have investigated the capacity for inertial measurement unit (IMU) technologies to assess movement quality in lower limb exercises.

Data Sources

A systematic review of studies identified through the databases of PubMed, ScienceDirect and Scopus was conducted.

Study Eligibility Criteria

Articles written in English and published in the last 10 years which investigated an IMU system for the analysis of repetition-based targeted lower limb exercises were included.

Study Appraisal and Synthesis Methods

The quality of included studies was measured using an adapted version of the STROBE assessment criteria for cross-sectional studies. The studies were categorised into three groupings: exercise detection, movement classification or measurement validation. Each study was then qualitatively summarised.

Results

From the 2452 articles that were identified with the search strategies, 47 papers are included in this review. Twenty-six of the 47 included studies were deemed as being of high quality.

Conclusions

Wearable inertial sensor systems for analysing lower limb exercises is a rapidly growing field of research. Research over the past 10 years has predominantly focused on validating measurements that the systems produce and classifying users’ exercise quality. There have been very few user evaluation studies and no clinical trials in this field to date.
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Metadaten
Titel
Wearable Inertial Sensor Systems for Lower Limb Exercise Detection and Evaluation: A Systematic Review
verfasst von
Martin O’Reilly
Brian Caulfield
Tomas Ward
William Johnston
Cailbhe Doherty
Publikationsdatum
24.02.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Sports Medicine / Ausgabe 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0878-4

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