Journal
SYMMETRY-BASEL
Volume 14, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/sym14081654
Keywords
diastasis recti abdominis (DRA); surface electromyogram signals (EMG); rehabilitation; inter-recti distance
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- Department of Science and Technology DST [TDP/BDTD/07/2021]
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Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) is a medical condition where the rectus abdominis muscles separate by at least 2.7 cm. This often occurs in pregnant women due to fetal development. The primary treatment involves therapeutic exercises and the use of electromyogram (EMG) signals and machine learning to evaluate the correctness of the exercises.
Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) is a medical condition in which the two sides of the rectus abdominis muscle are separated by at least 2.7 cm. This happens when the collagen sheath that exists between the rectus muscles stretches beyond a certain limit. The recti muscles generally separate and move apart in pregnant women due to the development of fetus in the womb. In some cases, this intramuscular gap will not be closed on its own, leading to DRA. The primary treatment procedures of DRA involve different therapeutic exercises to reduce the inter-recti distance. However, it is tedious for the physiotherapists to constantly monitor the patients and ensure that the exercises are being done correctly. The objective of this research is to analyze the correctness of such performed exercises using electromyogram (EMG) signals and machine learning. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work reporting the objective evaluation of rehabilitation exercises for DRA. Experimental studies indicate that the surface EMG signals were effective in classifying the correctly and incorrectly performed movements. An extensive analysis was carried out with different machine learning models for classification. It was inferred that the RUSBoosted Ensembled classifier was effective in differentiating these movements with an accuracy of 92.3%.
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