• DocumentCode
    3081651
  • Title

    Monitoring 3D movements for the rehabilitation of joints in physiotherapy

  • Author

    Martin-Moreno, Javier ; Ruiz-Fernandez, Daniel ; Soriano-Paya, Antonio ; Jesus Berenguer-Miralles, Vicente

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Computer Technology, University of Alicante, SPAIN
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-25 Aug. 2008
  • Firstpage
    4836
  • Lastpage
    4839
  • Abstract
    This article tackles several problems faced by professionals in physiotherapy: the performance of the rehabilitation exercises by the patients, the control of the course of the illness and the patient´s ignorance about whether or not he is properly performing the exercises. We propose a solution based on the use of the WiiTM Controller to control the exercise movements, along with software that provides the patient with an easy, intuitive and interactive control system. Finally, web services are used to allow the remote monitoring of the treatment by physiotherapy professionals.
  • Keywords
    Accelerometers; Animation; Control systems; Games; Layout; Medical treatment; Motion pictures; Patient monitoring; Space technology; Video recording; Biofeedback (Psychology); Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Joints; Movement; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Video Games; Wounds and Injuries;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Vancouver, BC
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1814-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650296
  • Filename
    4650296