DEVELOPMENT OF A CERVICAL FLEXIBILITY MONITORING DEVICE

Abstract

A good posture of the human body requires a musculoskeletal system without dysfunctions that allows a continuous movement, synergistic and reproducible to ensure the mobility of the limbs and the entire human body and that the entire property category is at the normal level. Any deviation from normal functioning can indicate a motor dysfunction, pathology or even changes in the functioning of the entire human body. In the modern age, the excessive use of electronic devices created in a very high dynamic is, besides their beneficial role for daily activities, also sources of mobility stress. These in turn can be installed for various reasons, unique or combined and can affect the general physical and/or mental health, allow the installation of pathologies or can change occupational comfort. In the first part of the paper, a series of aspects related to the anato-morphological characteristics of the cervical cap-gat-column system and the mobility function of the cervical joint are reviewed. In the second part of the paper, the authors analyze the methods and means of investigating the mobility of the cervical ensemble to identify non-invasive and compatible systems. In the third part of the work is described the design of a system of analysis and examination of cervical spine movements and in the fourth part are presented the results of the measurements made with the system developed by this research compared to the results obtained from the other two systems in order to evaluate the angular rotation limits of the joint cervical, of the movement in which the movement is made. In the final part of the paper are presented a series of conclusions and identify ways of future development.