Floessel, P.; Lüneburg, L.-M.; Schneider, J.; Pohnert, N.; Foerster, J.; Kappert, F.; Lachmann, D.; Krzywinski, J.; Platz, U.; Disch, A.C. Evaluating User Perceptions of a Vibrotactile Feedback System in Trunk Stabilization Exercises: A Feasibility Study. Sensors2024, 24, 1134.
Floessel, P.; Lüneburg, L.-M.; Schneider, J.; Pohnert, N.; Foerster, J.; Kappert, F.; Lachmann, D.; Krzywinski, J.; Platz, U.; Disch, A.C. Evaluating User Perceptions of a Vibrotactile Feedback System in Trunk Stabilization Exercises: A Feasibility Study. Sensors 2024, 24, 1134.
Floessel, P.; Lüneburg, L.-M.; Schneider, J.; Pohnert, N.; Foerster, J.; Kappert, F.; Lachmann, D.; Krzywinski, J.; Platz, U.; Disch, A.C. Evaluating User Perceptions of a Vibrotactile Feedback System in Trunk Stabilization Exercises: A Feasibility Study. Sensors2024, 24, 1134.
Floessel, P.; Lüneburg, L.-M.; Schneider, J.; Pohnert, N.; Foerster, J.; Kappert, F.; Lachmann, D.; Krzywinski, J.; Platz, U.; Disch, A.C. Evaluating User Perceptions of a Vibrotactile Feedback System in Trunk Stabilization Exercises: A Feasibility Study. Sensors 2024, 24, 1134.
Abstract
Patients with low back pain often have deficits in trunk stability. For this reason, many patients receive physiotherapy treatment, which represents an enormous socio-economic burden. Training at home could reduce these costs. The prob-lem here is the lack of correction of the exercise execution. This feasibility study therefore investigates the applicability of a vibrotactile-controlled feedback system for trunk stabilization exercises.
A sample of 13 healthy adults performed three trunk stabilization exercises. Exercise performance was corrected by physiotherapists using vibrotactile feedback. The NASA TLX questionnaire was used to assess the practicability of the vibrotactile feedback.
The Nasa TLX questionnaire show a very low global workload M = 37.96 (SD =11.63). The quality of feedback perception was perceived as good by the subjects, varying between 76.9 % and 92.3 % depending on the body part. 80.8 % rated the feedback as helpful for their training. On the expert side, the results show a high rating of movement quality.
The positive evaluations of the physiotherapists and the participants on the use of the vibrotactile feedback system indi-cate that such a system can reduce the trainees fear of independent training and support the users in their training. This could increase training adherence and long-term success.
Keywords
vibrotactile feedback system; trunk stability.; Nasa TLX questionnaire
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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