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Juan Enrique Garrido Navarro1, Victor Manuel Ruiz Penichet, María Dolores Lozano Pérez
1Computer Science Research Institute, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain. juanenrique.garrido@uclm.es.
This study introduces a new home-based rehabilitation system for balance disorder patients, enhancing therapy convenience and effectiveness. The technology allows patients to exercise at home, reducing the need for clinic visits and providing support for physiotherapists.
Area of Science:
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Assistive Technology
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Healthcare environments are integrating technology to improve patient care.
- Video games and related technologies offer new, engaging rehabilitation methods.
- Current rehabilitation often requires patients to leave their homes, disrupting routines.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a system enabling patients with balance disorders to perform rehabilitation exercises at home.
- To create an assistive tool for physiotherapists, reducing the need for constant supervision.
- To eliminate the necessity for patients to interrupt daily routines for therapy.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a movement-based interaction device for reliable home exercise monitoring.
- System provides exercise instructions and real-time corrective feedback based on specialist-defined parameters.
- Collected session data for specialist assessment and adaptive exercise difficulty adjustment.
Main Results:
- System evaluation by two balance disorder rehabilitation experts yielded optimistic feedback.
- Experts confirmed the system's effectiveness as a tool for real-life rehabilitation.
- Feedback facilitated crucial improvements for the rehabilitation system.
Conclusions:
- The developed system enhances rehabilitation for individuals with balance disorders.
- Patients can conduct rehabilitation at home, supervised by physiotherapists, avoiding clinic visits.
- The system acts as an assistant for medical staff, reducing their required presence for repetitive exercises.
