The Development of Motorized Rehabilitation Bike for Stroke Patient

Abstract

Globally, stroke is still one of the major causes of death and disability and it may be quite difficult to live with. Stroke can occur at any age, but it is significantly more common in older people than in younger people. However, the existing equipment is mostly operated manually, with more focus on the legs. Furthermore, every patient who needs physiotherapy in the hospital needs an alternative way to do their therapy at home or a rehabilitation centre. To address these issues, we have developed a motorized rehabilitation bike for stroke patients. This product is an automatic, motor driven pedal system for both the hands and the legs that will be more effective for the treatment of the user while being able to keep up a healthy lifestyle while doing therapy at home or facility. This device consists of a digital infrared sensor, microcontroller, ESP32, and a Thingspeak application that can record the data automatically. This device can be operated by using an application that can display the patient's data namely the speed of the pedal and the number of cycles, which can be recorded to the cloud system that could then be accessed by physiotherapists and users. This product will benefit patients suffering from a stroke while simultaneously saving both time and money.