Two-year continuous data capture using a wearable sensor to remotely monitor the surgical spine patient: a case report
| Autor: | Kaitlyn Rooke, R. Dineth Fonseka, Pragadesh Natarajan, Monish M. Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Spine (zoology)
medicine.medical_specialty Physical medicine and rehabilitation business.industry Case Report on Objective Monitoring and Wearable Technologies including Sensor-Based Accelerometers and Mobile Health Applications for the Spine Patient medicine Wearable computer Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgery business Continuous data |
| Zdroj: | J Spine Surg |
| ISSN: | 2414-4630 2414-469X |
| Popis: | We report the case of a 46-year-old male with long-standing low back pain who presented with a deterioration of symptoms characterised by back and right leg pain corresponding to the L4 and L5 dermatomes. An MRI scan revealed severe central and lateral recess stenosis at L4/5 secondary to a large central disc protrusion. We remotely monitored activity and general health metrics over a time-period exceeding two years. This is the first study to monitor these metrics remotely and continuously in the surgical spine patient. Over this time, he received several interventions including a spinal cord stimulator implant, and an L4/5 microdiscectomy. We tracked his fluctuating health status using the Oura Ring [objectively measuring metrics including step count, sleep patterns, heart rate (HR), heart-rate variability (HRV), and respiratory rate (RR)] and with daily self-reported scores on the Visual Analogue Scale. The Oura Ring is a convenient and lightweight wearable device that is worn on any finger. Taken together, metrics provided a comprehensive picture of deterioration and recovery, paralleling key events in the patient’s history. The use of wearable devices is feasible in enabling long-term remote continuous monitoring. This may assist surgeons and rehabilitation providers in identifying early deterioration and monitoring the post-intervention course of recovery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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