Development of Walker Using Visual Cue with Monitoring Application Based on Internet of Things (IoT) for Parkinsonian Gait

Abstract

Freezing of Gait(FoG) is one of the major issues that suffered by Parkinson’s patients that may lead to loss of independence. One of the most method used by physiotherapist to improve the difficulty of walking is by visual cueing that help to draw attention and creates an immediate increase in the range of specific emotions. In relation, mobility aids such as walkers are used as a medium to assist the patient’s movement along with the implementation of visual cues. To overcome the problems, this walker provides a combination of visual cues application, walking speed limit for the patient, and wireless monitoring operation based on the Internet of Things (IoT). The parameters like walking step and distance are the measurement in determining patient progression. The objective of this research to design a walker with the concept of visual caring for Parkinson’s patient, o develops an application for a rehabilitation monitoring system based on the Internet of Things (IoT) and to analyze the data of patient progression based on the output of step count and distance.