Title :
Enhancing dialogues between rehabilitation patients and therapists using visualisation software
Author :
Loudon, David ; Macdonald, Alastair S.
Author_Institution :
Glasgow Sch. of Art, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
This paper discusses different ways of enhancing patient-therapist dialogues using a new visualisation tool for rehabilitation, which provides patients with a visual and interactive interface to observe and understand their own movements. The opportunities for using the tool in both clinical and home environments are discussed.
Keywords :
data visualisation; human computer interaction; interactive systems; medical computing; patient rehabilitation; clinical environments; home environments; interactive interface; patient-therapist dialogue enhancement; rehabilitation patients; visualisation software; Biomechanics; Data visualization; Educational institutions; Knee; Legged locomotion; Prototypes; Visualization; patient understanding; rehabilitation; visualisation;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), 2011 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dublin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-767-2
