TY - GEN
T1 - Medical device design for improving orthostatic hypotension during Supine-to-Stand (STS)
AU - Wu, Fong Gong
AU - Chen, Xin An
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - When healthy people promptly rise from supine to stand (STS), their contraction of leg muscle squeezes blood from the lower limbs to the chest, increasing venous return and contributing to a compensatory increase in blood pressure in order to compensate for gravitational effect. This research aims to design a new device of NMES whose sequence of electric stimulation is bottom-up alternation to simulate natural exercise of SMP. This research illustrates that the innovative Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation is more efficient at increasing BP and faster activates skeletal muscle pump than the existing one. Furthermore, according to the outcome of Likert scale, the new device is more suitable for scenario of subjects carrying out Supine-to-Stand. It provides subjects with more comfort and convenience.
AB - When healthy people promptly rise from supine to stand (STS), their contraction of leg muscle squeezes blood from the lower limbs to the chest, increasing venous return and contributing to a compensatory increase in blood pressure in order to compensate for gravitational effect. This research aims to design a new device of NMES whose sequence of electric stimulation is bottom-up alternation to simulate natural exercise of SMP. This research illustrates that the innovative Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation is more efficient at increasing BP and faster activates skeletal muscle pump than the existing one. Furthermore, according to the outcome of Likert scale, the new device is more suitable for scenario of subjects carrying out Supine-to-Stand. It provides subjects with more comfort and convenience.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85022176284
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_64
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_64
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85022176284
SN - 9783319604824
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 618
EP - 630
BT - Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017
A2 - Duffy, Vincent
A2 - Lightner, Nancy
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017
Y2 - 17 July 2017 through 21 July 2017
ER -