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Motion Capture Technologies for Ergonomics: A Systematic Literature Review

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Salisu, Sani, Ruhaiyem, Nur Intan Raihana, Eisa, Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil, Nasser, Maged, Saeed, Faisal, Younis, Hussain A.·2023·Diagnostics

Abstract

Muscular skeletal disorder is a difficult challenge faced by the working population. Motion capture (MoCap) is used for recording the movement of people for clinical, ergonomic and rehabilitation solutions. However, knowledge barriers about these MoCap systems have made them difficult to use for many people. Despite this, no state-of-the-art literature review on MoCap systems for human clinical, rehabilitation and ergonomic analysis has been conducted. A medical diagnosis using AI applies machine learning algorithms and motion capture technologies to analyze patient data, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, enabling early disease detection and facilitating personalized treatment plans. It revolutionizes healthcare by harnessing the power of data-driven insights for improved patient outcomes and efficient clinical decision-making. The current review aimed to investigate: (i) the most used MoCap systems for clinical use, ergonomics and rehabilitation, (ii) their application and (iii) the target population. We used preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines for the review. Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science were used to search for relevant published articles. The articles obtained were scrutinized by reading the abstracts and titles to determine their inclusion eligibility. Accordingly, articles with insufficient or irrelevant information were excluded from the screening. The search included studies published between 2013 and 2023 (including additional criteria). A total of 40 articles were eligible for review. The selected articles were further categorized in terms of the types of MoCap used, their application and the domain of the experiments. This review will serve as a guide for researchers and organizational management.

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Authors
Salisu, S., Ruhaiyem, N. I. R., Eisa, T. A. E., Nasser, M., Saeed, F., & Younis, H. A.
Affiliations
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (MY)
  • King Khalid University (SA)
  • Universiti Teknologi Petronas (MY)
  • Birmingham City University (GB)
  • University of Basrah (IQ)
Corresponding author
  • Salisu, Sani
  • Ruhaiyem, Nur Intan Raihana
Venue
Diagnostics
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-08-04
Volume
13
Issue
15
Pages
2593
ISSN
2075-4418 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4385576727
Cited by
58
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 18 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 2
FWCI
2.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Diagnostics (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • BCU Open Access Repository (Birmingham City University) (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
King Khalid University (RGP2/52/44)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Control and Systems Engineering › Human Motion and Animation
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Human Pose and Action Recognition
Keywords
motion capture system, human factors, musculoskeletal disorders, rehabilitation, clinical application, wearable sensors, machine learning in healthcare, patient data analysis, personalized treatment

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