Preliminary Validity and Acceptability of Motion Tape for Measuring Low Back Movement: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) is a significant public health problem that can result in physical disability and financial burden for the individual and society. Physical therapy is effective for managing LBP and includes evaluation of posture and movement, interventions directed at modifying posture and movement, and prescription of exercises. However, physical therapists have limited tools for objective evaluation of low back posture and movement and monitoring of exercises, and this evaluation is limited to the time frame of a clinical encounter. There is a need for a valid tool that can be used to evaluate low back posture and movement and monitor exercises outside the clinic. To address this need, a fabric-based, wearable sensor, Motion Tape (MT), was developed and adapted for

SUBMITTER: Lee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329853 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature