Monitoring of the human body and brain behavior using optical motion capturesystem and EEG utilizing horseback riding simulator: an extended casestudy

摘要

[Purpose] Hippotherapy is an unusual type of treatment and has been found to be effectivefor diseases of the musculoskeletal system and rehabilitation. Horseback riding simulatoris used as a beneficial alternative to the real horse with utilizing an optical motioncapture system and EEG. [Participants and Methods] The idea is to monitor body and brainbehaviour of the professional rider and non-professional rider utilizing a horsesimulator, using optical motion capture system to identify differences in pelvic regionactivity between professional and non-professional riders and EEG to investigate the braineffect of professional rider utilizing horseback riding simulator. [Results] For themonitoring body and brain behaviour of the professional rider and non-professional rider,two types of experiment were handled, the first experiment represents body behaviour andthe second experiment represents brain behaviour. [Conclusion] The study shows, thatinexperienced rider may make mistakes of pelvis movements that leads to the asymmetry inhip external rotation and back region. Also, the study of EEG provides that whilehorseback riding mostly frontal lobe is active, that refers to concentration, bodymovements and intelligence. Moreover, temporal and parietal lobes are highlighted thatrelates to sensor-motor cortex and moving which are needed during riding.