Research Article
A system for remote orthopedics rehabilitation
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252121, author={David Tacconi and Roberto Tomasi and Cristina Costa and Oscar Mayora}, title={A system for remote orthopedics rehabilitation}, proceedings={7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH}, year={2013}, month={5}, keywords={orthopedic rehabilitation remote therapy orthopedics rehabilitaiton}, doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252121} }- David Tacconi
Roberto Tomasi
Cristina Costa
Oscar Mayora
Year: 2013
A system for remote orthopedics rehabilitation
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252121
Abstract
In this paper we present a system prototype for supporting the orthopedics rehabilitation process at the hospital and at home. In the system, the patient gets immediate feedback on the executed exercises controlling a gaming interface, while the system collects data about the therapy progress. Physiotherapists are able to remotely monitor the patient activity, and to adjust therapy according to the data available and patient’s capacity. During the conference, authors will demonstrate functions and the concept behind the system, and will exemplify the different scenarios of use of this innovative tool, allowing the conference participants to wear the sensors and experiment the system in first hand. The system is now at a prototype stage.