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Evaluation of Relationship Between Balance Parameters and Bone Mineral Density Publisher



Radaei F1 ; Shirazi SY1 ; Gharibzadeh S1 ; Khashayar P2 ; Ramezani M3 ; Fatouraee N1
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  1. 1. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, AMIRKABIR UNNERSITY of TECHNOLOGY, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. OSTEOPOROSIS RESEARCH CENTER, ENDOCRINOLOGY and METABOLISM CLINICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE, Tehran UNIVERSITY of MEDICAL SCIENCES, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. ENDOCRINOLOGY and METABOLISM RESEARCH CENTER, ENDOCRINOLOGY and METABOLISM CLINICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE, Tehran UNNERSITY of MEDICAL SCIENCES, Tehran, Iran

Source: 2015 22nd Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering# ICBME 2015 Published:2016


Abstract

In the present study, a group of people aged 20-85 who visited the bone mineral densitometry center of the Shariati Hospital, were analyzed. Participants were asked to stand up barefoot on Wii balance board and in front of a Kinect sensor. We calculated the center of pressure (COP) and center of mass (COM) using the data from Wii balance board and Kinect, respectively. By evaluating balance parameters, we show that there is a reverse relationship between center of mass acceleration and femur's bone mineral density. Further research in the subject may facilitate the design of equipment that can reduce the rate of falling in patients. © 2015 IEEE.