Development of a back tension change monitoring robotic physiotherapy system

背张力变化监测机器人理疗系统的研制

基本信息

批准号：
830262
负责人：
金额：
$ 38.62万
依托单位：
PACLA MEDICAL LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Innovation Loans
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=830262
关键词：
Development back tension change monitoring

项目摘要

Chronic back pain (CBP) is common and the pain it causes can be a great burden on people's lives. A key outcome metric in the treatment of CBP used in clinical settings is soft tissue tension changes in the patient's back. Before and after treatment, physiotherapists carry out manual assessment to evaluate the level of soft tissue tensions in the affected areas such as the neck, shoulders or lower back. Although some existing back therapy devices on the market offer treatment benefits, none of them can monitor back tension changes. We are developing an innovative back therapy robot that can achieve this. By measuring back tension before, during and after the intervention, our innovation offers users an objective measure of the reduction in their back tension and the benefits of the treatment.Back tension is a data category that is not yet available to consumers on any meaningful scale. By measuring the evolution of our users' back tension during treatment, our innovation will allow our back care robot to create this new data set. That data can then feed into the software we employ to offer personalised treatment programs with the robot to users, allowing that treatment to be continually optimised based on the data. The result will be a back therapy robot that's smart enough to design the optimal treatment for your individual back, and then to keep improving that treatment based on an objective measurement of the changes in your back tension.This innovation will be a game changer in the back care industry and create a global leader in the management of CBP and in digital health, based in the UK.

慢性背痛（CBP）很常见，它引起的疼痛可能给人们的生活带来巨大负担。临床环境中使用的 CBP 治疗的一个关键结果指标是患者背部软组织张力的变化。在治疗前后，物理治疗师会进行手动评估，以评估颈部、肩部或下背部等受影响区域的软组织张力水平。尽管市场上现有的一些背部治疗设备具有治疗功效，但它们都无法监测背部张力的变化。我们正在开发一种创新的背部治疗机器人来实现这一目标。通过测量干预前、干预期间和干预后的背张力，我们的创新为用户提供了客观衡量背张力减少情况和治疗益处的方法。背张力是一个数据类别，尚未以任何有意义的规模向消费者提供。通过测量用户在治疗过程中背部张力的变化，我们的创新将使我们的背部护理机器人能够创建这个新的数据集。然后，这些数据可以输入到我们使用的软件中，通过机器人向用户提供个性化的治疗方案，从而使治疗能够根据数据不断优化。结果将是一个背部治疗机器人，它足够聪明，可以为您的个人背部设计最佳治疗方案，然后根据对您背部张力变化的客观测量来不断改进治疗方案。这项创新将改变游戏规则。背部护理行业，并在英国建立 CBP 管理和数字健康领域的全球领导者。