| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 醫學工程研究所 === 106 === The pain and shoulder movement restriction caused by adhesive capsulitis can inflict severe inconvenience and suffering upon the patients in their work and everyday life. In this study, an assessment system developed in our lab was used to evaluate patients with adhesive capsulitis and to compare the difference between these patients and normal control group. In addition, the changes in physiological parameters of the circulatory system in the patients during rehabilitation were investigated.
In addition to the rehabilitation methods typically provided by the rehabilitation department, such as thermotherapy, electrotherapy, and manipulative therapy, the acupuncture from traditional Chinese medicine may also be a rehabilitation option for patients with adhesive capsulitis. Most of these treatments are used to promote blood circulation, stimulate acupuncture points (acupoints) or improve peripheral vascular system. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of adhesive capsulitis on the circulatory system and observed the differences and changes in the circulatory system of patients with adhesive capsulitis. In this study, the assessment system developed in our lab was tested for its ability to analyze the effectiveness of adhesive capsulitis rehabilitation. Our goal was to realize real time monitoring and objective evaluation, to provide doctors with assessment method for patient symptoms and assistance in choosing rehabilitation treatments, and to help patients better track their own improvement.
The devices in the microcirculatory measurement system developed by our laboratory includes ECG, BP, PPG, and LDF, which can respectively measure the heart, arteries, arteries and some microcirculation, and microcirculation.
Differences were found by comparing the systemic circulatory parameters and part of the harmonic trend of blood pressure, photoplethysmography (PPG), and laser-Doppler flowmetry and analyzing the significance. We found that the assessment system has considerable analytical power in evaluating patient improvement over rehabilitation. Detailed comparisons are shown in section 5 (Results and Discussion). The results suggest that this assessment system can provide a non-invasive, real time, and objective evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of patient rehabilitation.
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