Rehabilitation Using Kinect-based Games and Virtual Reality

Pedraza-Hueso, M.; Martín-Calzón, Sergio; Pernas, Francisco Javier Díaz; Martínez‐Zarzuela, Mario

doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.233

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“…An experiment that consists of assessing the accuracy of the Kinect by comparison to an accelerometer shows a percentage of correlation between the two sensors equal to 96% [4]. An avatar evolving in a serious game is usually used to motivate the users to regularly practice their therapeutic exercises [10]. This gamification approach is also applied for physical exercises, such as Tai Chi [11].…”

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Implementation and Assessment of an Intelligent Motor Tele-Rehabilitation Platform

Rybarczyk

Pérez-Medina

Leconte³

et al. 2019

Electronics

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Over the past few years, software applications for medical assistance, including tele-rehabilitation, have known an increasing presence in the health arena. Despite the several therapeutic and economic advantages of this new paradigm, it is important to follow certain guidelines, in order to build a safe, useful, scalable, and ergonomic tool. This work proposes to address all these points, through the case study of a physical tele-rehabilitation platform for patients after hip replacement surgery. The scalability and versatility of the system is handled by the implementation of a modular architecture. The safeness and effectiveness of the tool is ensured by an artificial intelligence module that assesses the quality of the movements performed by the user. The usability of the application is evaluated by a cognitive walkthrough method. Results show that the system (i) is able to properly assess the correctness of the human’s motion through two possible methods (Dynamic Time Warping and Hidden Markov Model), and (ii) provides a good user experience. The discussion addresses (i) the advantages and disadvantages of the main approaches for a gesture recognition of therapeutic movements, and (ii) critical aspects to provide the patient with the best usability of a tele-rehabilitation platform.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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Implementation and Assessment of an Intelligent Motor Tele-Rehabilitation Platform

Rybarczyk

Pérez-Medina

Leconte³

et al. 2019

Electronics

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“…To enhance the playing experience and motivation, various high quality graphic implementations can be found, mostly using Unity 3D [15,25,27], in one case Blender [12]. “Kinect-o-Therapy” [15] is a complex environment consisting of four mini-games, which are gamified versions of the generally prescribed exercises for arms and body.…”

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New Approaches to Exciting Exergame-Experiences for People with Motor Function Impairments

Eckert

Gómez-Martinho

Meneses

et al. 2017

Sensors

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Abstract:The work presented here suggests new ways to tackle exergames for physical rehabilitation and to improve the players' immersion and involvement. The primary (but not exclusive) purpose is to increase the motivation of children and adolescents with severe physical impairments, for doing their required exercises while playing. The proposed gaming environment is based on the Kinect sensor and the Blender Game Engine. A middleware has been implemented that efficiently transmits the data from the sensor to the game. Inside the game, different newly proposed mechanisms have been developed to distinguish pure exercise-gestures from other movements used to control the game (e.g., opening a menu). The main contribution is the amplification of weak movements, which allows the physically impaired to have similar gaming experiences as the average population. To test the feasibility of the proposed methods, four mini-games were implemented and tested by a group of 11 volunteers with different disabilities, most of them bound to a wheelchair. Their performance has also been compared to that of a healthy control group. Results are generally positive and motivating, although there is much to do to improve the functionalities. There is a major demand for applications that help to include disabled people in society and to improve their life conditions. This work will contribute towards providing them with more fun during exercise.

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“…Existe otra tecnología, la realidad aumentada, que permite modelar el movimiento de las personas y generar retroalimentación visual de las tareas realizadas (18). Los ambientes de realidad virtual utilizan la integración sensorial y la actividad cognitiva durante la ejecución de la tarea motora (19) a través de estrategias como la imaginación, la interacción con el ambiente virtual y la inmersión.…”

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Entrenamiento motor en el continuo de la realidad a la virtualidad

Narvaez¹,

Sánchez-Romero²,

Pérez-Viatela³

et al. 2018

Rev. Fac. Med.

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Introducción. La trasformación de la capacidad de movimiento de las personas es un reto que el fisioterapeuta asume como estrategia de aprendizaje motor.Objetivo. Plantear los referentes teóricos y prácticos más relevantes en el uso de ambientes terapéuticos en el continuo de la realidad a la virtualidad en el entrenamiento motor de pacientes con accidente cerebrovascular y enfermedad de Parkinson. Materiales y métodos. Revisión de la literatura que analiza y aporta de manera conceptual, en el área de la rehabilitación y la fisioterapia, información sobre entrenamiento y aprendizaje motor.Resultados. Se evidencia potencial en el uso de la realidad virtual para la rehabilitación de alteraciones del movimiento debidas a disfunciones neurológicas. Las herramientas tecnológicas propias de la realidad virtual permiten un mayor conocimiento de los resultados con respecto a las características del movimiento, lo cual ayuda a mejorar el aprendizaje motor, en comparación con el entrenamiento tradicional.Conclusiones. Se requiere objetivar el proceso de rehabilitación para medir con precisión los cambios que producen estrategias de aprendizaje en las capacidades de movimiento de las personas con deficiencias del sistema neuromuscular para generar evidencia del impacto que tienen los programas de entrenamiento motor en el continuo de la realidad a la virtualidad.

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Rehabilitation Using Kinect-based Games and Virtual Reality

Cited by 69 publications

References 9 publications

Implementation and Assessment of an Intelligent Motor Tele-Rehabilitation Platform

Implementation and Assessment of an Intelligent Motor Tele-Rehabilitation Platform

New Approaches to Exciting Exergame-Experiences for People with Motor Function Impairments

Entrenamiento motor en el continuo de la realidad a la virtualidad

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