Tele-Rehabilitation Serious Game

International audienceThe musculoskeletal system is a complex arrangement of muscles, tendons and bones. This system is affected by many factors, and presents unique features for each individual. There is constant risk that the normal behavior of this system might be altered due to transport accidents or aging effects. Usually, physical therapy sessions are practiced at the clinics to recover the patient’s functionalities. Recently, tele-rehabilitation has been investigated to improve the clinical outcomes. In this paper, we introduced a novel tele-rehabilitation solution based on serious gaming technologies. Different components of the system were designed and described. Two serious game scenarios were created. A multi-sensor fusion approach was developed to improve the kinematic accuracy of the rehabilitation movement. A preliminary evaluation showed great potential for our system to be applied in a home-based rehabilitation setting