Motivating patients towards exercising during rehabilitation is a challenge, especially if the treatment contains highly repetitive and painful exercises. MIRA is tackling this and similar problems through an innovative and convenient approach.
By measuring certain parameters, MIRA can easily track the patient's progress through rehab.
Better for patients
To keep the patient engaged and motivated throughout the therapy, MIRA uses games, which are built based on best clinical practice and expertise from specialist physiotherapists. Patients are able to progress to different levels within the games, whilst performing rehabilitating movements at the same time.
Exergames
Gamified exercises can increase patient engagement throughout their therapy.
Progress Tracking
MIRA can help to measure the evolution on the patient’s way to recovery.
Tutorials
The exergames are throughly explained and easy to follow.
Usable at home
The application can also be used at home, inbetween rehab sessions at the clinic.
Better for clinicians
When a patient is playing one of MIRA’s games, the system tracks the patient’s performance, measuring certain parameters, such as the speed at which the patient performed a movement. This way, the clinician can easily find out how the patient is performing the given exercises and can adjust the patient’s therapy schedule accordingly.
Custom Treatment Plans
The application is fully customizable, based on patholgy and other patient conditions.
Constant Monitoring
The data gathered by MIRA can help assess how the patient evolves through therapy.
Increased patience uptake
The exergames bring an important extra motivation to the patients and motivated patients tend to comply to the treatment more.
Research Opportunities
Patient statistics required in research are constantly gathered by the software.
Improve upper limb flexibility and range of motion
Correct posture
Bilateral arm coordination
Hand-eye coordination
Reach objects
Speed constrained movements
Movements
Shoulder flexion
Shoulder abduction
Shoulder frontal plan rotation
Internal rotation
External rotation
Bilateral arm raises
Main Target Problems
Neurological
Neurological
Parkinson's disease
Reflexes disturbances
Stroke
Proximal Myopathy
Cognitive impairment (leading to coordination impairment)
Orthopedical
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Post-Surgery
Fractures
Postural
Muscle weakness
Osteomalacia
Paget's disease of bone
Other/Secondary
Diabetes
Orthostatic Hypotension
Circulatory disorders
Target Functions
Improve balance and reflexes
Strengthen lower limbs
Improve flexibility and coordination of upper and
lower limbs
Correct posture
Maintain and boost muscular activity and dynamics
Movements
Sit to stand
Hip Abduction (Hip/Outer Thigh Strength Standing)
One-legged flamingo
Knee bends
External rotation
Bilateral arm raises
Easy to install
MIRA is built for easy setup and use and all you need in order to get started is a computer and a Microsoft Kinect.
Requirements
- Windows 7 or Windows 8 system on 64 bits (x64)
- Dual-core CPU (with a minimum of 4 threads) and with 2.5 - 3 GHz,
USB 2.0, 8 GB RAM, Dedicated GPU, with DirectX 9.0c support , 1 - 2 GB.
- Microsoft Kinect for XBOX 360 Sensor
