title: A Kinect-based upper limb rehabilitation system to assist people with cerebral palsy.
abstract: This study assessed the possibility of rehabilitating two adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) using a Kinect-based system in a public school setting. The system provided 3 degrees of freedom for prescribing a rehabilitation program to achieve customized treatment. This study was carried out according to an ABAB reversal replication design in which A represented the baseline and B represented intervention phases. Data showed that the two participants significantly increased their motivation for upper limb rehabilitation, thus improving exercise performance during the intervention phases. Practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 320, Taiwan; Holistic Medical Device Development Center, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 320, Taiwan. Electronic address: yjchang@cycu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yao-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Wen-Ying
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yu-Chi
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000523:psychology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Cerebral palsy; Image recognition; Kinect; Physical rehabilitation