Posture and body movement measuring system
First Claim
1. A system for measuring posture of a living subject having a spine, comprising a lordosimeter sensor module single unit, wherein said lordosimeter sensor module single unit includes a flexible strip, a first sensor, a processor, and a data storage device, wherein said flexible strip includes said first sensor, wherein said lordosimeter sensor module single unit is for positioning along the spine of the living subject for monitoring curvature of the spine by converting bending of said flexible strip into a signal indicative of spinal curvature, wherein data derived from said first sensor related to bending of said flexible strip is processed in said processor and stored in said data storage device, wherein said processor is located in said single unit together with said first sensor.
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Abstract
A system for measuring a living subject having a spine comprises a flexible strip, a first sensor, a processor, and a data storage device. The flexible strip, the first sensor, the processor, and the data storage device are located along the spine of the living subject. The first sensor, the processor and the data storage device are connected for collecting data related to bending of the flexible strip for determining a curvature of the spine of the living subject. The data from the first sensor is processed in the processor and stored in the storage device. One embodiment includes a transmitter for transmitting the data. Other embodiments include feedback and provide information about time duration in a posture.
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- 1. A system for measuring posture of a living subject having a spine, comprising a lordosimeter sensor module single unit, wherein said lordosimeter sensor module single unit includes a flexible strip, a first sensor, a processor, and a data storage device, wherein said flexible strip includes said first sensor, wherein said lordosimeter sensor module single unit is for positioning along the spine of the living subject for monitoring curvature of the spine by converting bending of said flexible strip into a signal indicative of spinal curvature, wherein data derived from said first sensor related to bending of said flexible strip is processed in said processor and stored in said data storage device, wherein said processor is located in said single unit together with said first sensor.
- 25. A system for communicating to a user, comprising a first sensor, a second sensor, a first processor, a second processor, a first storage device, a second storage device, and a feedback mechanism, wherein said first sensor, said first processor, and said first storage device are for placing on a first body segment of the user, wherein said second sensor, said second processor, and said second storage device are for placing on a second body segment of the user, wherein said first sensor, said first processor, said first storage device, said second sensor second processor, and said second storage device are connected so that multiple points of data from said first sensor and from said second sensor are processed in at least one from the group consisting of said first processor and said second processor to provide a time dependent output, wherein said time dependent output includes a measure of angle of said first body segment with respect to said second body segment, wherein said output is stored in at least one from the group consisting of said first storage device and said second storage device as a function of time, wherein at least one from the group consisting of said first processor and said second processor is programmed to direct said feedback mechanism to communicate to the user at least one from the group consisting of information based on said time dependent output and instruction based on said time dependent output, wherein data from said first sensor is independent of location of said second sensor.
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