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• Balance Assessment in Fall-Prevention Exergames

  Carlos Miguel Dias de Brito, João Tiago Pinheiro Neto Jacob, Rui Nóbrega, António Manuel Nogueira Santos · 2015 · ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This paper presents two exergames designed to motivate elderly adults to perform fall-prevention exercises while simultaneously collecting balance assessment data using the Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB). Falls are a major health concern for older adults, and while exercise is…

  exergames · fall prevention · older adults · balance assessment · Wii Balance Board

• Kinerehab: A Kinect-based System for Physical Rehabilitation — A Pilot Study for Young Adults with Motor Disabilities

  Jun-Da Huang · 2011 · Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper presents Kinerehab, a Kinect-based intelligent rehabilitation system designed to assist young adults with motor disabilities in performing physical therapy exercises. Developed in collaboration with physical therapists at the Kaohsiung County Special Education School…

  physical rehabilitation · motor disability · Kinect · motion sensing · cerebral palsy

• Stroke Therapy through Motion-Based Games: A Case Study

  Gazihan Alankus, Rachel Proffitt, Caitlin Kelleher, Jack Engsberg · 2010 · Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper presents a detailed six-week home-based case study of a 62-year-old woman (pseudonym Marie) who was seventeen years post-stroke, using custom motion-based video games for upper extremity rehabilitation. Marie had left hemiparesis affecting her non-dominant side, with…

  stroke rehabilitation · hemiparesis · gamification · motor disability · physical rehabilitation

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