Mugic Therapy
Support foot drop patients in solo gait training. Developed a software integrated with a sensor that captures live gait angles. Alerts patients to improper gait through music. Allow doctor-patient post-training overview
Yui Guo, Danielle Carlos, Cindy Lee, Sam Park, Ragib Sakib, Christopher Schultz,
Sponsored by Dr. Mari Kimura (Professor @ UCI Music)
Medical Advisor: Dr. Andrew Hsu (Professor in Foot & Ankle Division @ UCI Orthopaedics)
Group Project
Case study
Bob is a 76-year-old veteran living alone. He suffered a stroke during the pandemic and is currently undergoing gait recovery. Due to limited mobility, he is experiencing foot drop in his left foot. He primarily uses a mobility scooter for moving around. Bob attends physical therapy sessions twice a week, but finds them insufficient. He struggles with self-training at home due to the lack of feedback on his performance.
Foot drop is a condition in which patients struggle to lift their forefoot while walking. Physical therapy is essential but its effectiveness can be compromised due to time frame and compliance with the therapy.
Normal Foot
Drop Foot
Foot drop: Inable to Lift forefoot
Background
Receives data from the sensors, compares it against the goal angle. Alert users by changing the volume of the music. Log each practice session, allows physical therapists to evaluate the performance.
Portable Device
Software
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Musical notification
& Post practice review
Live Data Monitoring
Concept
Monitor foot angles during practice, eliminating the need for constant supervision by a physical therapist.
Storyboard
Measure the Pitch change of the instep
Finding the Optimal sensor placement
Mugic Device
Read the live “Pitch”, “Yall”, “Roll”data; Transfer the data to Mugic Therapy software
Developed a portable device that reads "Pitch," "Yaw," and "Roll" data. It transfers the live data to Music Therapy software. Each charging session lasts 3 hours, and the device can be connected via WiFi, USB, or Bluetooth.
Prototype: 1st to 4th Generation
Data transformation Methods
WiFi
USB
Bluetooth
A Portable device that reads live gait angle
Device cases made of resin
Mugic Therapy - The Software
A Software that alerts improper gait through music & records training data
Usercase Diagram
3-Tier UML Diagram
Risk Analysis
Class Diagrams
Code Snippets
Elderly Friendly User Interface
Practice History Overview
Congratulating on reaching the goal angle
Choose Music & Mode
Log in
Set Goal Angle
Launch Therapy
Hardware & Software Integration
Testing (practicing while walking)
Code Implementation (JS, CSS & HTML)
Bob “It Should be Mass-Produced”
User Testing
Bob turning on the mugic device
Calibrating, ready to start
Me helping Bob attach the device
Bob Practicing
Practice to Reach the Goal Angle!
Regular Mode
Lift forefoot as high as possible!
Extreme Mode