A customizable framework of body area sensor network for rehabilitation

Body area sensor networks are becoming more and more popular for pervasive medical monitoring. Conventional wearable sensor systems lack flexibility for dynamic network construction and the capability of rapid configuration to facilitate personalized healthcare. In this paper, we propose RehabSPOT, a highly customizable networked wearable sensor system for medical monitoring and physical rehabilitation. The system is based on a novel software architecture. It supports various sensors and contains on-board general computing capabilities to enable dynamic body area network construction, sensor management, and adaptive data collection and display. The customization of the system is extremely fast even by non-engineering staff. We evaluate our system by deploying RehabSPOT for a rehabilitation program. Promising feedback illustrates that RehabSPOT has a significant benefit on physical therapists' daily work.