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Effectiveness of Wearable Devices for Posture Correction: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Randomized and Quasi-Experimental Studies

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg17:Parcerias para a Implementação dos Objetivos
dc.contributor.authorCaixeiro, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorCordeiro, Tomás
dc.contributor.authorConstantino, Leandro
dc.contributor.authorCarreira, João
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Rui
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Cândida G.
dc.contributor.authorCastro, Maria António
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-20T16:28:09Z
dc.date.available2026-01-20T16:28:09Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-21
dc.descriptionArticle number 81.
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Biomechanics and Sport Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects.
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The increasing development of wearable devices for postural monitoring (provide feedback on posture) or correction (mechanical or biofeedback to promote change) is partly driven by the rising prevalence of poor posture in the general population and its impact on pain perception and functional capacity. Objective: Examine the effects of wearable devices on posture correction or prevention and on related outcomes, including postural alignment, muscle activity, pain and functional performance. Methods: The review followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Searches were performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and PEDro for studies published between 2012 and 2025. Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental designs involving participants with postural deviations or at risk of developing them, who underwent interventions using wearable devices that provided vibratory, auditory, visual, or tactile biofeedback. Results: Eight studies reported immediate improvements in postural alignment, body awareness, and self-reported pain, particularly with devices providing vibratory or visual biofeedback. Functional task stability improved, and muscle activity during risky postures decreased. However, the strong heterogeneity across devices and protocols, small sample sizes, short intervention durations, and, in some cases, the lack of independent control groups limit the strength and generalizability of these findings. Conclusions: Wearable devices have potential as complementary tools in physiotherapy due to their autonomous and potentially effective nature. Nevertheless, current evidence remains insufficient to support definitive clinical recommendations.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipMAC acknowledges the research support provided by CEMMPRE by national funds through FCT— Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under projects UID/00285/2025 and LA/P/0112/2020 and CDRSP UID/04044/2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04044/2025. MAC and CS acknowledge ciTechCare UID/05704/2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/05704/2025. RM acknowledges SPRINT support under the projects UID/06185/2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/06185/2025 and UID/PRR/6185/2025 by FCT.
dc.identifier.citationCaixeiro, D., Cordeiro, T., Constantino, L., Carreira, J., Mendes, R., Silva, C. G., & Castro, M. A. (2026). Effectiveness of Wearable Devices for Posture Correction: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Randomized and Quasi-Experimental Studies. Applied Sciences, 16(1), 81. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16010081
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app16010081
dc.identifier.issn2076-3417
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dc.language.isoeng
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dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationCentre for Mechanical Engineering
dc.relationAdvanced Production and Intelligent Systems
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dc.subjectWearable devices
dc.subjectPostural alignment
dc.subjectPostural control
dc.subjectBiofeedback
dc.subjectPhysiotherapy
dc.titleEffectiveness of Wearable Devices for Posture Correction: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Randomized and Quasi-Experimental Studieseng
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