Body measurements

Mobile smartphone applications for body position measurement in rehabilitation. A literature search was conducted on relevant articles indexed by pubmed before april 15 2014. A review of goniometric tools. The conclusion in that. Norkin cc white deds eds. The mean of the 3 measurements of diaphragm muscle thickness were calculated for both peak inspiration and end expiration for each body position tested.

Mobile smartphone applications for body position measurement in rehabilitation posted on september 11 2014 by william harrison this study aimed to offer a systematic review of apps for smartphones validated for body position measurement pertinent to physical medicine and rehabilitation. A guide to goniometry 4e norkin cc white d. The fim was developed in 1987 by udsmr to address the limitations of the barthel index. With more than 400 measures and supported by some of the worlds best doctors clinicians therapists and physical medicine and rehabilitation researchers the rehabilitation measure database rmd is the go to resource for benchmarks and outcomes. A review of goniometric tools. The rehabilitation specialists handbook.

In 2014 patrizia and his colleague published an interesting paper about the validated mobile smartphone application for body position measurement in rehabilitation 1. Author links open overlay panel patrizia milani md a carlo alberto coccetta md b alessia rabini md phd c tommaso sciarra md phd d giuseppe massazza prof e giorgio ferriero md phd f. Mla citation joint measurements by body position measurement of joint motion. And was endorsed by the american academy of physical medicine and rehabilitation and the american congress of rehabilitation medicine. The most studied and validated rehabilitation outcome measure used in inpatient rehabilitation facilities is the functional independence measure abbreviated fim. Diaphragm contractility was operationally defined as the diaphragm thickening fraction or the increase in diaphragm thickness at peak inspiration relative to end expiration.

Systematic search and review. To provide a systematic review of apps for smartphones validated for body position measurement relevant to physical medicine and rehabilitation. Mobile smartphone applications for body position measurement in rehabilitation.