Mathematical Model of the Upper Limb Manual Lymph Drainage Massage

Carlos Gonçalves; Alexandre Ferreira da Silva; João Gomes; Ricardo Simoes

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Mathematical Model of the Upper Limb Manual Lymph Drainage Massage

Carlos Gonçalves, Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, João Gomes, Ricardo Simoes

Published in International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering (Volume 8, Issue 4)

Received: 9 December 2020 Accepted: 16 December 2020 Published: 31 December 2020

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This paper reports the formulation of a mathematical model that describes the manual lymph drainage massage typically employed in the treatment of upper limb lymphedema. The ability to model such massage is a key feature for the development of automated physical therapy systems that aim at mimicking and assisting the therapist. This type of mathematical model can be hardcoded into a control system responsible to control a soft exoskeleton such as an upper limb sleeve. There is currently no similar model in the literature, nor is there information available about the actual forces exerted by the occupational therapists or the massage profile. Thus, this paper provides a deeper insight into the massage process, using the upper limb lymphedema as a case study. The first step of the design process was to identify the pressure amplitudes and profiles made by the occupational therapists during the manual lymph drainage. A commercial sensorized pressure glove was used to quantitatively analyze the massage. More than 50 occupational therapists wear the sensorized pressure glove when performing an upper limb drain massage and hours of pressure profiles were recorded. The loads and time spent at each compression were characterized, and the compression spots at the upper limb were identified. With the identification of the pressure sites, the respective load and the massage speed, we propose a model capable of mathematically describing the massage profile.

Published in	International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering (Volume 8, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijbse.20200804.13
Page(s)	58-63
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Smart Textiles, Wearable Textiles, Compression Garments, Soft Orthotic Devices, Massage, Mathematical Model

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Carlos Gonçalves, Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, João Gomes, Ricardo Simoes. (2020). Mathematical Model of the Upper Limb Manual Lymph Drainage Massage. International Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 8(4), 58-63. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijbse.20200804.13

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Carlos Gonçalves, Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, João Gomes, Ricardo Simoes. Mathematical Model of the Upper Limb Manual Lymph Drainage Massage. Int J Biomed Sci Eng. 2020;8(4):58-63. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbse.20200804.13

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Carlos Gonçalves
Alexandre Ferreira da Silva

Center for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Guimaraes, Portugal
João Gomes
Ricardo Simoes

Institute for Polymers and Composites IPC/I3N, University of Minho, Portugal

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Carlos Gonçalves; Alexandre Ferreira da Silva; João Gomes; Ricardo Simoes. Mathematical Model of the Upper Limb Manual Lymph Drainage Massage. Int. J. Biomed. Sci. Eng. 2020, 8(4), 58-63. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbse.20200804.13

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Carlos Gonçalves, Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, João Gomes, Ricardo Simoes. Mathematical Model of the Upper Limb Manual Lymph Drainage Massage. Int J Biomed Sci Eng. 2020;8(4):58-63. doi: 10.11648/j.ijbse.20200804.13

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