Sensors and Systems for Physical Rehabilitation and Health Monitoring—A Review
Lucas Medeiros Souza do Nascimento, Lucas Vacilotto Bonfati, Melissa La Banca Freitas, José Jair Alves Mendes, Hugo Valadares Siqueira, Sérgio Luiz Stevan
Abstract
The use of wearable equipment and sensing devices to monitor physical activities, whether for well-being, sports monitoring, or medical rehabilitation, has expanded rapidly due to the evolution of sensing techniques, cheaper integrated circuits, and the development of connectivity technologies. In this scenario, this paper presents a state-of-the-art review of sensors and systems for rehabilitation and health monitoring. Although we know the increasing importance of data processing techniques, our focus was on analyzing the implementation of sensors and biomedical applications. Although many themes overlap, we organized this review based on three groups: Sensors in Healthcare, Home Medical Assistance, and Continuous Health Monitoring; Systems and Sensors in Physical Rehabilitation; and Assistive Systems.