Arm Movement Sensing Device for Tele-Rehabilitation (Solving Disparity of Care Through Technology)

City of Hope Engineering, 2018-19

Liaison(s): Yuman Fong, Jennifer Hayter, Sherry Hite, Lily Lau Lai, Sorena Nadaf, Amy Polverini, Katharine Schulz-Costello
Advisor(s): Leah Mendelson
Students(s): Ronak Bhatia (TL-S), Siddharth Chandra (S), Marisol Guzman, Wilson Ives (S), Darien Joso (TL-F), Josephine King (F), Ewan de la Musse (F)

Rehabilitation following breast cancer surgery aims to increase the functional progress of patients and avoid long-term disability. However, financial and logistical obstacles limit patients’ access to rehabilitation services. The City of Hope Arm Movement Tele-rehabilitation team (COH-AMT) is creating a wearable system and companion mobile application to better connect patients to their medical professionals thereby increasing access to therapy for patients