Balance recovery through virtual stepping exercises using Kinect skeleton tracking: a follow-up study with chronic stroke patients

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2012:181:108-12.

Abstract

Stroke patients often suffer from hemiparesis, which affects their balance condition and consequently their self-dependency and quality of life. Balance rehabilitation can be a long and tedious process. Virtual rehabilitation systems have been reported to provide therapeutic benefits to the balance recovery of stroke patients while increasing their motivation. This paper presents a follow-up study involving chronic stroke patients to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a virtual stepping exercise using skeleton tracking through a low-cost Kinect depth sensor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Chronic Disease
  • Exercise Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paresis / physiopathology*
  • Paresis / rehabilitation*
  • Postural Balance / physiology*
  • Stroke / physiopathology*
  • Stroke Rehabilitation*
  • User-Computer Interface*