Development of a low-cost, adaptive, clinician-friendly virtual rehabilitation system

Despite its significant benefits, clinical adoption of virtual rehabilitation is slow. One reason is that current systems are typically constrained to providing therapy for one specific motor deficit with a limited number of pre-defined therapeutic game exercises. Any adjustments to these exercises require high-level programming knowledge beyond the therapists´ skill level. With our adaptive MATLAB-based VR system using the Microsoft Kinect, a clinician can easily develop therapeutic game exercises for in-home rehabilitation as well as in the clinical setting. By overcoming these limitations, our adaptive, clinician-friendly system is preparing the ground for widespread adoption of virtual rehabilitation in the future.