Title :
A telerehabilitation web-based system for remote evaluation of patients with gait pathology
Author :
Casas, E.L. ; Callupe, R.L. ; Elías, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Ing., Pontificia Univ. Catolica del Peru, Lima, Peru
Abstract :
This paper describes a telerehabilitation communications system oriented to provide accurate information to a specialist in a remote location through graphics and video streaming. This information will allow to determine an optimal and corrective treatment for a certain locomotor pathology in post-stroke patients. During the therapy, the specialist could monitor the patient throw a cameras system and a direct communication with the physical therapist onsite.
Keywords :
Internet; computer graphics; gait analysis; medical computing; patient rehabilitation; telemedicine; video streaming; gait pathology; graphics; locomotor pathology; physical therapist; post-stroke patients; remote patient evaluation; telerehabilitation Web-based system; telerehabilitation communications system; video streaming; Cameras; Couplings; Graphics; Medical services; Medical treatment; Pathology; Patient monitoring; Streaming media; Video compression; Video on demand; Telerahabilitation; gait analysis; telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Health Care Exchange (PAHCE), 2010 Pan American
Conference_Location :
Lima
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6291-9
DOI :
10.1109/PAHCE.2010.5474587
