Evaluating User Perceptions of a Vibrotactile Feedback System in Trunk Stabilization Exercises: A Feasibility Study

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Abstract

Low back pain patients often have deficits in trunk stability. For this reason, many patients receive physiotherapy treatment, which represents an enormous socio-economic burden. Training at home could reduce these costs. The problem here is the lack of correction of the exercise execution. Therefore, this feasibility study investigates the applicability of a vibrotactile-controlled feedback system for trunk stabilisation exercises. A sample of 13 healthy adults performed three trunk stabilisation exercises. Exercise performance was corrected by physiotherapists using vibrotactile feedback. The NASA TLX questionnaire was used to assess the practicability of the vibrotactile feedback. The NASA TLX questionnaire shows a very low global workload 40.2 [29.3; 46.5]. The quality of feedback perception was perceived as good by the subjects, varying between 69.2% (anterior hip) and 92.3% (lower back). 80.8% rated the feedback as helpful for their training. On the expert side, the results show a high rating of movement quality. The positive evaluations of the physiotherapists and the participants on using the vibrotactile feedback system indicate that such a system can reduce the trainees fear of independent training and support the users in their training. This could increase training adherence and long-term success.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number1134
JournalSensors
Volume24
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 9 Feb 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-3100-551X/work/153108231
ORCID /0000-0003-2862-9196/work/153110472
PubMed 38400291
Mendeley f96ffed8-3bc9-3eee-afb3-98721d6850f5
unpaywall 10.3390/s24041134
Scopus 85185886841

Keywords

Keywords

  • Adult, Humans, Feedback, Feasibility Studies, Exercise Therapy/methods, Feedback, Sensory, Low Back Pain