Designing postures for rehabilitation therapies in a multimodal system based on a 3D virtual environment and movement-based interaction

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Penichet, Victor M. R.
Lozano, María D.
Albertos-Marco, Félix
Bond, Raymond
Mulvenna, Maurice D.
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Penichet, Victor M. R.;
Lozano, María D.;
Garrido, Juan E.;
Albertos-Marco, Félix;
Bond, Raymond;
Mulvenna, Maurice D.;
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(2022)
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Designing postures for rehabilitation therapies in a multimodal system based on a 3D virtual environment and movement-based interaction.
Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-13292-2.
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Technological advances have facilitated new approaches to support different needs in
healthcare environments. In particular, in the field of rehabilitation therapies, we can find
software applications that have been developed to support the performance of specific
exercises, often with different customization options. However, there are still many gaps
that need to be addressed to provide more and better global solutions. In this article, we
present a novel system aimed at physiotherapists, which allows them to create new
rehabilitation exercises designed to meet the specific needs of their patients. This implies
the creation of individualized therapies that contribute to a better and faster recovery of
patients. The system consists of a virtual 3D environment with a 3D skeleton representing
the patient. The physiotherapist can interact with the skeleton to design the desired
postures that the patient should practice according to their personal limitations. The
system allows physiotherapists to compose a complete and personalized set of exercises.
Alternatively, the physiotherapist may also create the postures by means of a motion
sensing device using motion- and voice-based interaction. Both options pose research
challenges that the authors have addressed to provide the solution presented in this paper.
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