Three year Japan/Ireland research collaboration leads to new data system to provide accurate monitoring of patients in recovery from concussion
The Insight Centre for Data Analytics have announced the successful completion of the first phase of a project (a collaboration with Fujitsu Laboratories) to develop a data platform to assist clinicians, physiotherapists and sports coaches in the assessment and monitoring of patients in recovery from concussion.
The platform, known as the KIDUKU system, has been devised by a team of physiotherapists, engineers, programmers and data visualisation experts to provide clinicians with direct, easy-to-interpret sensor readings across a range of indicators such as gait, posture and balance.
Readings are taken using low cost, off-the-shelf sensor technology and uploaded to the cloud via smartphones. Algorithms are used to interpret the readings, which can then be provided directly to the clinician in user-friendly formats.
The sensors can be used to capture motion data in step down care settings and in non-clinical environments throughout the day, giving clinicians a more objective and accurate portrait of the patient’s movement and recovery over time.
Full story from Insight Centre for Data Analytics.
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