Using Virtual World Activities for Amputee Rehabilitation

Abstract

We report on a novel method for engaging an amputee in rehabilitation activities delivered through an advanced telehealth mechanism using virtual worlds. Patients use two instrumented gloves moving their upper extremities in gestures that mimic a rock climbing activity. These actions cause their avatar in the virtual world to climb a virtual rock-climbing wall. Other activities using low cost sensors can be implemented within the virtual world to support therapeutic needs, and data collected form these sensors can populate a data base the therapist can access to assess patient progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1171571

Entities

People

  • Anna Skinner
  • Corinna E. Lathan
  • Dinesh Rajpurohit
  • Eric Chance
  • Jacquelyn F. Morie
  • Kip Haynes

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Internet
  • Media
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Social Networks
  • Telemedicine
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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