This technology is a remote extended reality (XR) rehabilitation system with markerless motion tracking for sitting posture training.
Dynamic postural control during sitting is an essential ability to perform everyday tasks. However, people with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders may have limited functional mobility and decreased quality of life. While conventional physical therapy can improve sitting postural control, there are limited physical therapists available, and the procedures are costly and labor-intensive. Extended reality (XR) intervention has been shown to be effective in inducing neurophysiological changes and improving motor functions, reducing the workload of physical therapists. However, existing XR systems often require expensive hardware or tracking suits, limiting the accessibility of home-based rehabilitation.
This technology is a remote extended reality (XR) rehabilitation system with markerless motion tracking for sitting posture training. It collects motion data from online meetings from the built-in camera on the user’s laptop and analyzes questionnaires and functional reach test scores to assess the effectiveness of telerehabilitation. Thus, it improves motor performance and engagement while overcoming traditional limitations like the need for specialized hardware and in-lab training environments, making it more accessible and convenient for users at home. Therefore, this technology has the potential to greatly improve the effectiveness of remote rehabilitation.
This technology has been validated with 42 healthy human subjects.
IR CU25024
Licensing Contact: Dovina Qu
