6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Wearable Sensory Display to Facilitate Patient-Therapist Concordance in Knee Rehabilitation Exercises

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2012.248754,
        author={Swamy Ananthanarayan},
        title={Wearable Sensory Display to Facilitate Patient-Therapist Concordance in Knee Rehabilitation Exercises},
        proceedings={6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
        year={2012},
        month={7},
        keywords={wearable technology concordance physical therapy},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2012.248754}
    }
    
  • Swamy Ananthanarayan
    Year: 2012
    Wearable Sensory Display to Facilitate Patient-Therapist Concordance in Knee Rehabilitation Exercises
    PERVASIVEHEALTH
    ICST
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2012.248754
Swamy Ananthanarayan,*
    *Contact email: ananthas@colorado.edu

    Abstract

    Patients undergoing physical therapy have limited ways of assessing exercise correctness at home. Correspondingly, physical therapists lack visibility into their patients’ rehabilitation processes when away from the clinic. Our approach to this problem is through a wearable electronic device that helps patients visualize the accuracy of their movements and helps therapists monitor the progress of their patients’ home exercise programs. This feedback loop could facilitate recovery by helping patients and therapists collaborate on shared recovery goals.