What's the difference between Alternative Medical Devices and Quack Medical Devices? It depends on who you ask!
- Satisfied patients who have found relief in such devices will say the devices are Alternative/Complementary Therapy, that maybe even a doctor recommended. (Anecdotal Evidence)
- Purists who ignore Anecdotal Evidence and only accept Scientific Evidence will say the devices are Quackery.
Like it or not, Alternative/Complementary Medical (CAM) Devices are here to stay, despite being called Quackery, by some. This is shown by the huge, and growing, CAM market.
Okay, now that we have that out of the way, here's a list of Complementary/Alternative Medicine/Therapy/etc.
Now to the learning parts:
- First and most important - Some past/present CAM modalities are just not safe. Why not make them safe for patient use - via redesign, instructions, etc.?
- Healthcare professionals, e.g. doctors, could help patients find relief from symptoms when science does not provide relief - if they wanted to and were not bound by peer ethics.
Quiz - Is it more important to provide "relief in any way" to patients, especially those with chronic symptoms, e.g. pain, or only provide scientifically proven methods of relief?
Clue - Try taking a copper magnetic bracelet away from a patient finding relief from pain from this bracelet.
There you have it. Let's get to work!
References -
Article is for information only and is not medical advice.
Here's a few ideas on how Science and/or Technology could help "Reunite Families" separated by Immigration Policy.
First, as with anything, there might be legal/ethical issues, but maybe Volunteer Attorneys could guide those implementing solutions.
Some Possible Sci/Tech Solutions....
Use DNA to match. DNA testing could also show relatives (with addresses) here in the United States, that might help re-unite the little ones. (Relative Matching Tool)
Maybe Border Control Agents can remember which child goes with each adult. Perhaps hypnosis can help them remember.
Perhaps children could look at photos of the detained adults and identify the adult - and visa versa. Physiological signs (emotions) , body language, facial recognition, etc. of those looking at photos could indicate who belongs to whom, even if the child/adult cannot communicate, e.g. toddlers. This technique is now used for reviewing movies.
Emotion Monitoring could be also used for infants smelling clothing of adults. There should be an emotional reaction when the infant smells the parent's clothing via pheromone identification.
Feel free to share more solutions in comments below, especially Sci/Tech Solutions!
Disclaimer - Article is for information only and is not advice of any kind. See additional disclaimers at TG Ideas LLC.
Typically, Medical Monitors only display the Patient's Vital Signs. - This new Medical Monitor indicates Emotional Stress and/or Pain, too.
This new monitor provides an External Indicator e.g. colored lights to show the Internal Distress/Pain Condition of a person, e.g. a Patient - and provides a means to assist a person, e.g. a Patient, to Reduce their Distress/Pain by Relaxation Means, e.g. Deep, Slow Breathing.
See this Video to see How It Works, Theory of Operation, Applications, etc. - Medical Monitor with an Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicator - Explanation Video.
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There are two versions of this concept – one uses Skin Conductance or Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) and the other uses Heart Rate Variability (HRV).
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This Blog Post shows how the make the Skin Conductance Version (GSR). (My Working Model is not for sale – but you can make your own – and make it even better than I did!)
The HRV version is being worked on and will be revealed soon.
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Here's the Big Picture of my Working Model:
See Parts List.
Here's How I Made it....
1. Make a Medical Monitor Simulator to illustrate the total concept of a “Medical Monitor with an Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicators”. I just used a picture of a typical Medical Monitor with "Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicators" glued onto the picture.
Of course, you could modify an actual existing Medical Monitor to add the "Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicators", too.
2. Make a Patient Wrist Band that measures skin conductance or heart rate variability (HRV). For my GSR version, I made a wrist band with copper sensors glued on - instead of the finger sensors that came with the Grove GSR Sensor.
(On the HRV version, glue the Heart Pulse Sensor onto the wrist band instead of the GSR copper sensors.)
3. Make a Patient Bedside Console with “Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicators” and also Biofeedback indicators to help patient relax. I just used a hacked up old TV Remote to illustrate the concept.
The upper horizontal string Green, Yellow, and Red Led's are the "Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicators", same as on the Medical Monitor.
The Two Blue vertical Led's below them are the Patient Biofeedback Breathing Pacer Indicators.
4 Wire an Arduino Uno according to this Wiring Diagram, referring the Parts List.
5. Program the Arduino with this Sketch. (Copy and Paste into Arduino) - If you don't like the transition between Red, Yellow, and Green - try experimenting with with the sensorValue portion of the sketch that turns on and off the R, Y, G led's.
6. Replay this Video to see how to work the system and try it out.
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The "heart" of this model are the sensors:
* For Skin Conductance, the Grove GSR Sensor - Video1
* For Heart Rate Variability, the PulseSensor - and HRV - Scroll down to this Video
More Videos/Pictures.
This concept was shown by me at a local Maker Faire, last year.
Here's some Emotion Wearables to build your work on, too.
Questions? - Let me know and I'll try to answer them - tgideas@gmail.com
Good Luck!
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References -
Medical Monitor with an Emotional Stress And/or Pain Indicator
How to Make a “Medical Monitor with an Emotional Stress And/Or Pain Indicator”
Detecting Pain in Infants and Non-Responsive Patients
10 Exciting Ideas on How to Learn or Teach Healthcare “Bedside Manners” -
As a Healthcare Professional, Are You Checking All the Vital Signs to Evaluate Total Patient Condition?
Smart wearable body sensors for patient self-assessment and ...
Medical monitor
A Simple Physiological Monitor System For Neonatal Applications ...
How much does it hurt? New system quantifies pain | ISRAEL21c
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China Bedside Monitor, Bedside Monitor Manufacturers, Suppliers ...
An ambulatory physiological monitor for extended use in animal ...
Patent WO2000044274A3 - Personal physiological monitor
Evaluation of Autonomic Nervous Activity Based on ... - ResearchGate
Heart rate variability and pain: associations of two interrelated ... - NCBI
HRV as Pain Indicator | PetPace Smart Collar
HRV Biofeedback in Pain Patients - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
Measurement of Heart Rate Variability to Assess Pain in Sedated ...
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Promising in Chronic Pain
Changes in skin conductance as a tool to monitor nociceptive ... - NCBI
The Capability of Skin Conductance to Monitor Pain Compared to ...
Use of Electrodermal Activity for Assessment of Pain/Stress in ...
The reaction to pain as determined by the galvanic skin response.
Autonomic responses to heat pain: Heart rate, skin conductance ...
The skin conductance response - MIT Media Lab
A Stress Sensor Based on Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) - MDPI
Heart rate and palmar skin conductance in anticipation of painful ...
Analysis of galvanic skin response - IUPUI ScholarWorks - Indiana ...
HRV Biofeedback - Joegle
Arduino Stress Detector: 6 Steps
Disclaimer - Articles and Videos are for information only and are not medical advice. See additional disclaimers.
Click Here for Video Demonstration
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Key Points -
- Use
mostly for Pediatric Patents going through Difficult Medical Procedures
- Use
for Frightened Youngsters or Oldsters - any age, though. Maybe use for Autism, PTSD, or other conditions.
- The Big Blue
Tummy Light is Relaxing and Soothing. Point of focus provide Distraction from Difficult Medical Procedure.
- Patients
are urged to Time their Breathing to the Pulsing Blue Light
and thus Relaxing.
- What
other Uses can You Think of? Comment, if you want.
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My Bears are not for Sale, but You can Learn
how to Make Your Own Bear Below:
1. Find yourself a Stuffed Bear. I bought mine at Walmart - one Beige and One Gray Bear. Mine are about 14" x 10" x 4".
2. Make an Arduino circuit with a Blue LED wired into the Analog Pin 11. An On/Off Switch is wired in series with a 9 volt battery powering the Arduino. I used an Arduino Uno, but other boards would do I'm sure. I put all this in a Plastic Box I also got at Walmart.
2. Make an opening in the Back of the Bear about 3-1/2 inches long. The Arduino and Box goes inside the Opening you made. You might have to remove some of the stuffing to fit all this in. Buttons help hold the opening closed when you're all done. The ON/Off Switch sticks out the back.
Position the LED in the front of the Bear about where a Heart would be.
3. Program the Arduino with a "Breathing LED Sketch" of your liking. I used the NonBlockingBreathingLed 0.1 Sketch by Luca Soltoggio - 201512 May 2015" -
Thanks, Luca Soltoggio. If necessary, change code to fit the Analog Pin you chose. I used Analog Pin 11.
4. See if it works like my Video. Tinker with it until it does what you want. Feel free to improvise on what I did - and make it better or different. Have fun!
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Possible Improvements below. How can you make it better?
For more information - see this Photo/Video Album.
Questions? - Ask me.
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Disclaimer - Article/Video is for Information Only and is not Medical Advice. See more disclaimers at https://sites.google.com/site/tgideas/ideas-for-products-or-services/disclaimer
This blog posting is in response to the Make Magazine request to "Invent a Speech Aid to Help Malia Communicate"
Those with these conditions might have troubles with others understanding their speech....Stroke,
Aphonia, Dysphonia, Laryngectomy, Cerebral Palsy, Voice Disorders,
Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Parkinson's Disease,
Huntington's Disease, Traumatic
Brain Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Other Neuromuscular Disorders,
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Spasmodic Dysphonia, Paralyzed
Vocal Cords.
The purpose of this post is to provide a list of some existing "speech clarifiers". People can then use these off-the-shelf solutions and/or inventors can make new and better clarifiers. Using the search string below, you can find "more like this", if needed.
This post concentrates on voice-in > clarified voice out, instead of other adaptive devices, e.g. text to speech, point at icons, etc.
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Speech Enhancer
Speech generating devices for children with cerebral palsy
THE TALKITT APP
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Search String - (speech OR voice OR linguistic) (aid OR enhancer OR clarifier OR assist OR articulator) (cerebral OR palsy OR disabled OR handicapped)
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Please add more resources or comment as you see fit.
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Article is for information only and is not medical advice.
