Key result
A method for monitoring calf muscle pump activity using accelerometers was developed and evaluated to alert travelers to exercise their calf muscles, potentially reducing the risk of DVT.
Why the study?
Can accelerometer-based monitoring evaluate calf muscle pump activity to alert travelers to exercise and reduce DVT risk?
Can accelerometer-based monitoring evaluate calf muscle pump activity to alert travelers to exercise and reduce DVT risk?
An accelerometer-based monitoring system could potentially alert long-distance travelers to perform leg exercises, thereby reducing the risk of travel-related DVT.
Long distance travel is associated with increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). There is an increased risk of travel related DVT in passengers with a predisposition to thrombosis. Assisting blood circulation in the lower limb will reduce the risk of DVT. Leg exercises are recommended as a DVT preventative measure while flying but this fails to account for a passenger who is distracted by in flight entertainment or who falls asleep for an extended period. A method for monitoring calf muscle pump activity using accelerometers has been developed and evaluated. The proposed technique could be used to alert the traveller that there is a need to exercise their calf muscle, thus reducing the risk of DVT.
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O’Donovan et al. (2005) studied Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) risk during long distance travel. Accelerometer based calf muscle pump activity monitoring was evaluated. A method for monitoring calf muscle pump activity using accelerometers was developed and evaluated to alert travelers to exercise their calf muscles, potentially reducing the risk of DVT.
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