%B International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurorehabilitation (ICRAN2015)
%P 1-3
%T Kinect-based occupational therapy virtual environment for functional neurorehabilitation of the upper limb
%D 2015
%L upm41801
%X The use of virtual reality technologies has attracted great interest in the area of functional neurorehabilitation [1]. These technologies have a strong ludic component that can increase motivation. Furthermore, Kinect-based motion tracking enables us to individualize the exercises and to generate knowledge [2]. The aim of this research is to perform a proof of concept test of a virtual environment for upper limb rehabilitation. To this end, we have designed two rehabilitation virtual scenarios based on occupational therapy activities. Activities are monitored by a control system based on Microsoft® Kinect sensor [3], for performing bilateral hand coordination and finger dissociation rehabilitation exercises. Both virtual scenarios have been validated by expert therapists at the Institut Guttmann of Nerurrehabilitación and a preliminary evaluation has been performed with four traumatic brain injury patients.
%I Telecomunicacion
%C Valencia, Spain
%A F. Molina
%A C. Gómez
%A J. Ontiveros
%A M.A. Villán Villán
%A R. Pérez
%A C. Martín
%A Eloy Opisso
%A J. Medina Casanovas
%A Josep M. Tormos Muñoz
%A Enrique J. Gómez Aguilera