Title :
Augmented Reality in Occupacional Therapy
Author :
Dionisio Correa, Ana Grasielle ; Karaguilla Ficheman, Irene ; De Deus Lopes, Roseli ; Klein, Adriana Nathalie ; Junko Nakazune, Silvia
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Sist. Integraveis (LSI), Escola Politec. da Univ. de Sao Paulo (EP-USP), São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
Computer technologies have been applied in several professional practice areas, including Occupational Therapy. These constitute a new treatment modality. The goal of this paper is to present the results of the use of an Augmented Reality tool applied to an upper limb rehabilitation program in Occupational Therapy sessions. For this study we selected Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients with physical and functional limited abilities.
Keywords :
augmented reality; medical computing; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; augmented reality tool; computer technologies; duchenne muscular dystrophy patients; functional limited abilities; occupational therapy sessions; professional practice areas; treatment modality; upper limb rehabilitation program; Augmented reality; Games; Instruments; Medical treatment; Training; Visualization; Webcams; augmented reality; duchenne muscular dystrophy; occupational therapy;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2013 8th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisboa
