Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide a tailor-made posture correction girdle for individuals with early scoliosis in order to improve their imbalanced postures by girdling and reduce the possibility of curvature progression in scoliosis. Subjects are recruited from a school-screening program and a 3-month wear trial has been carried out. Motion capture (Vicon) has also been carried out in order to evaluate the short-term effectiveness of the girdle on posture control. The results show that the imbalanced posture of the subjects improves after 3-months of girdling, especially for the acromion part in the frontal plane in a standing posture.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium Proceedings 2014 - 7th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2014, in conjunction with the 5th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2014 |
| Publisher | Binary Information Press |
| Pages | 236-242 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Event | 7th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2014, in conjunction with the 5th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2014 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 6 Aug 2014 → 8 Aug 2014 |
Conference
| Conference | 7th Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Symposium, TBIS 2014, in conjunction with the 5th Asian Protective Clothing Conference, APCC 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 6/08/14 → 8/08/14 |
Keywords
- Motion capture
- Posture correction girdle
- School-screening program
- Scoliosis
- Wear trial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Bioengineering
- Biomaterials