Virtual System for Rehabilitation - Case Study

Abstract

Nowadays, the number of patients with spinal pain is increasing. This paper presents research on a virtual reality system for patient rehabilitation with feedback during home exercise. The aim of the feasibility study of the proposed system was to analyze the accuracy of the exercise with tracking the patient's face and using the patient's avatar to provide the physician with an overview of the progress of the exercise quality. The virtual reality system will alert the physician in a timely manner if the patient experiences more pain during the home exercise. The use of the proposed system on a smaller sample of patients confirmed the hypothesis that patients with regular exercise experienced progressively less pain during exercise over a 4-week period.