Identification and analysis of movement using sensor devices

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for using sensor devices to detect and monitor movement of a body. The sensor devices may be coupled to a body in a predefined arrangement, where a sensor device is positioned on a particular portion of the body in accordance with the predefined arrangement. The sensor devices measure a position of the portion of the body to which the band is secured during movement and communicate the position to a client device to be used in generating and updating a graphical representation of the movement performed in near-real-time. Further, the client device may determine whether the movement performed conforms to an ideal movement and, in response to the movement not conforming to the predefined movement, a suggested change in the movement can be identified that, if performed, would conform to the ideal movement.

1 . A system for telemedicine between a patient and a remotely-located medical professional, comprising:
 a plurality of sensor devices in data communication with a client device, wherein individual ones of the sensor devices comprise: a band configured to secure a respective one of the sensor devices to a portion of a body of a patient in accordance with a predefined arrangement of sensor devices; and processing circuitry configured to measure a position of the portion of the body of the patient to which the band is secured during a movement performed by the portion of the body of the patient; and   the client device, wherein the client device comprises at least one hardware processor; and   program instructions stored in memory and executable by the client device that, when executed, direct the client device to:
 establish a telemedicine session between the client device and a remote computing device operated by a medical professional located remotely from the patient; 
 access sensor data measured by the plurality of sensor devices to determine the position of the portion of the body of the patient during the movement; 
 render a graphical representation of the movement in a display accessible to the client device; 
 render a graphical representation of an ideal body movement in the display; 
 determine that the movement does not conform to the ideal body movement; 
 render an indication that the movement does not conform to the ideal body movement in the display. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined arrangement comprises a first one of the plurality of sensor devices being located at an upper torso of the body and a second one of the sensor devices being located at a lower torso of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the predefined arrangement comprises a first one of the plurality of sensor devices being located at an upper portion of a leg of the body and a second one of the sensor devices being located at a lower portion of the leg of the body. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the program instructions that direct the client device to determine that the movement does not conform to the ideal body movement, when executed, further direct the client device to:
 determine that respective positions of individual ones of the plurality of sensor devices exceed a predefined threshold in relation to the ideal body movement.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the movement is a first movement the program instructions, when executed, further direct the client device to:
 access the sensor data measured by the plurality of sensor devices to determine a position of the portion of the body of the patient during a second movement;   determine that the second movement conforms to the ideal body movement; and   render an indication that the second movement conforms to the ideal body movement in the display.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry that measures the position of the portion of the body to which the band is secured further comprises an accelerometer and a gyroscope. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the circuitry that measures the position of the portion of the body of the patient to which the band is secured further comprises a magnetometer. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of sensor devices comprises a communication module configured to communicate the sensor data to the client device, the communication module comprising a BLUETOOTH® module, a BLUETOOTH® low-energy module, a ZIGBEE® module, or a near field communication (NFC) module. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the program instructions, when executed, further direct the client device to:
 identify a suggested change in the movement that conforms to the ideal body movement; and   render an indication of the suggested change in the movement in the display.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation of the ideal movement is rendered as an overlay on the graphical representation of the graphical representation of the movement in the display. 
     
     
         11 . A computer-implemented method for telemedicine between a patient and a remotely-located medical professional, comprising:
 accessing, by the at least one computing device, sensor data obtained by a plurality of sensor devices, wherein individual ones of the sensor devices comprise:
 a band configured to secure a respective one of the sensor devices to a portion of a body of the patient, in accordance with a predefined arrangement of sensor devices; and processing circuitry configured to measure a position of the portion of the body of the patient to which the band is secured during a movement performed by the portion of the body of the patient; 
   establishing, by the at least one computing device, a telemedicine session between the at least one computing device and a remote computing device operated by a medical professional located remotely from the patient causing, by the at least one computing device, a graphical representation of the movement to be rendered in a display accessible to the at least one computing device;   causing, by the at least one computing device, a graphical representation of an ideal body movement to be rendered in the display;   determining, by the at least one computing device, that the movement does not conform to the ideal body movement; and   causing, by the at least one computing device, an indication that the movement does not conform to the ideal body movement to be rendered in the display.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the predefined arrangement comprises a first one of the plurality of sensor devices being located at an upper torso of the body and a second one of the sensor devices being located at a lower torso of the body. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the predefined arrangement comprises a first one of the plurality of sensor devices being located at an upper portion of a leg of the body and a second one of the sensor devices being located at a lower portion of the leg of the body. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein determining that the movement does not conform to the ideal body movement further comprises:
 determining, by the at least one computing device, that respective positions of individual ones of the plurality of sensor devices exceed a predefined threshold in relation to the ideal body movement.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the movement is a first movement, further comprising:
 accessing, by the at least one computing device, the sensor data measured by the plurality of sensor devices to determine a position of the portion of the body of the patient during a second movement;   determining, by the at least one computing device, that the second movement conforms to the ideal body movement; and   rendering, by the at least one computing device, an indication that the second movement conforms to the ideal body movement in the display.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the circuitry that measures the position of the portion of the body to which the band is secured further comprises an accelerometer and a gyroscope. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the circuitry that measures the position of the portion of the body of the patient to which the band is secured further comprises a magnetometer. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the plurality of sensor devices comprises a communication module configured to communicate the sensor data to the at least one computing device, the communication module comprising a BLUETOOTH® module, a BLUETOOTH® low-energy module, a ZIGBEE® module, or a near field communication (NFC) module. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising
 Identifying, by the at least one computing device, a suggested change in the movement that conforms to the ideal body movement; and   render, by the at least one computing device, an indication of the suggested change in the movement in the display.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the graphical representation of the movement and the graphical representation of the ideal movement are rendered side-by-side in the display.