Smart multifunctional textile with printed electronics to promote healthy ageing in musculoskeletal conditions

现在比以往任何时候都更有必要实施预防性护理方法，而不是对肌肉骨骼疾病(骨关节炎、膝部疼痛、背部疼痛)进行反应性护理，以改善日益老龄化的人口的生活质量。这可以节省大量的时间和资源，同时通过提供基于客观、连续数据的量身定制的护理来改善整体患者的结果。目前，肌肉骨骼疾病(MSD)患者的治疗和康复依赖于矫形器和使用运动捕捉室来评估恢复和运动。然而，这些往往很昂贵，并且不能在现实生活中提供长期的日常监控。如果没有适当的、量身定制的治疗，患有这些慢性病的患者最终会需要手术或终身残疾。此外，临床医生无法以快速和客观的方式评估进展。Smart-Motion项目提供了跨多个临床相关参数的非侵入性连续高保真数据收集的步骤改变，以检测早期变化并提供定制的预防和早期治疗解决方案。Smart-Motion将建立在KYMIRA获奖的运动服装解决方案的基础上，该解决方案将适用于肌肉骨骼疾病的患者。该项目使用配备传感器的智能服装，在日常运动和活动中捕捉和整合运动学(运动)和生理数据。这种易于使用、灵活的智能服装带有印制电子设备，患者可以在不中断日常活动的情况下穿着。根据这些数据，可以提供个性化的运动和运动计划，使肌肉骨骼状况不断得到改善，并促进健康老龄化。

Now more than ever, it is necessary to implement a preventative care approach as opposed to reactive care for Musculoskeletal Disorders (osteoarthritis, knee pain, back pain) to improve the quality of life of an ever-ageing population. This enables significant time and resource savings whilst improving overall patient outcomes by providing tailored care based on objective, continuous data.Treatment and rehabilitation for patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) currently relies on orthoses and the use of motion capture rooms to assess recovery and movement. However, these tend to be expensive and do not provide monitoring in real-life, everyday scenarios over a long period of time. Without appropriate, tailored treatment, patients who suffer from these chronic conditions end up needing surgery or suffer from lifelong disabilities. Additionally, clinicians are unable to assess progress in a way that is quick and objective.The project Smart-MOTION offers a step-change in non-invasive continuous high-fidelity data collection across multiple clinically relevant parameters, to detect early changes and offer customised preventive and early treatment solutions.Smart-MOTION will build on KYMIRA's award-winning sports clothing solutions, which will be adapted for patients with Musculoskeletal conditions. The project uses smart garments equipped with sensors that capture and integrate kinematic (movement) and physiological data during everyday movements and activities.This easy-to-use, flexible smart garment with printed electronics can be worn by patients without interrupting their usual activities. Based on the data, personalised exercise and movement programmes can be provided to enable continuous improvement of musculoskeletal conditions and promote healthy ageing.