Recumed / Research and development
Muscle signals and salivary biomarkers. Two Recumed projects combining biological research with technology, co-financed by the European Union.
Research and development / 2017–2019
Between 2017 and 2019, we developed a telerehabilitation platform combining a sensor armband, an application and a system based on neural networks. The project aimed to provide a tool for independent exercise at home, with feedback on how movements were performed.
Explore the project in our storyThe platform uses electromyographic (EMG) signals, which record the electrical activity of muscles, together with accelerometer and gyroscope data. It combines these inputs with analysis based on neural networks and predefined movement patterns.
Feedback during an exercise, known as biofeedback, allows users to relate their movements to a reference pattern. The documentation also describes access to an exercise history so that earlier records can be reviewed.
The design documentation describes a flexible armband with eight compartments joined by flexible connectors. Seven compartments contain sensor modules, while the eighth houses the Bluetooth and power module. The modules are connected by wires.
This arrangement brings the measurement components, communication and power supply together in a single armband worn on the arm. Data can be transmitted by Bluetooth to a compatible device, such as a computer, and used by the platform to analyse exercises.
The project scope also included tools for organising exercises. Planned features included instructional videos, movement descriptions, exercise groups and scheduling. The instructional material was intended to accompany exercise sessions, while a history of records and report generation would support work with data from the armband.
Access through a web browser and Android and iOS applications was envisaged. The project therefore brought together muscle activity measurement, instructions, feedback and the organisation of exercise at home. It was a research and development project focused on the use of EMG signals in telerehabilitation.
The research and development work was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the Regional Operational Programme Lubuskie 2020.
Research and development / 2021–2023
Recumed’s research and development project explored the use of salivary biomarkers in research into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The project scope covered immunochemical tests and an application for reading their results.
Explore the project in our storyThe research focused on four salivary biomarkers: CRP, PCT, NE and AAT. The team’s findings were presented in a scientific publication examining these measurements alongside spirometry results.
The project combined work on saliva-based tests with digital analysis of their readings. This was accompanied by research into the biological and genetic mechanisms of COPD, described in a literature review.
Biomedicines · 2024 · 12(6), 1206 / Biomarker study
A study of salivary CRP, PCT, NE and AAT and their relationships with spirometry results and clinical data.
doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12061206 (opens in a new tab)Biomedicines · 2023 · 11(2), 448 / Literature review
A review of the biological and genetic mechanisms of COPD and their relationship with lung cancer.
doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11020448 (opens in a new tab)The publications describe biomarker research and knowledge about COPD; they do not establish the efficacy of a finished test.
The project was co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014–2020.
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