SAN DIEGO, CA -- The West Health Institute, a San Diego-based non-profit medical research organization, has developed technology using Microsoft's Kinect for Windows motion-tracking platform, and is starting clinical research studies with the Naval Medical Center of San Diego.
The Reflexion Rehabilitation Measurement Tool (RMT) allows medical professionals to customize plans and schedules and potentially remotely monitor patients to ensure their exercises are on track.
The RMT is a prescribed software application that addresses musculoskeletal disease. Used with Microsoft's Kinect for Windows motion camera and a Windows 7 personal computer, the program provides interactive feedback and educational materials to help physical therapists and physicians improve patient adherence to prescribed therapy and ensure the exercises are performed correctly.
"Rehabilitation needs to happen continuously, not just when the therapist or doctor is watching, so we developed a tool to extend the expert guidance of physical therapists and make it more engaging and more effective for patients," said Dr. Ravi Komatireddy, co-inventor of the technology, visiting fellow with West Health Institute, and clinical scholar with Scripps Translational Science Institute. "We're very excited that our first collaboration is with San Diego's Naval Medical Center to see how we can further develop this technology to help veterans and the military patient community in rehab. We are trying to bring the best platforms from consumer technology and use them for therapeutic, validated clinical tools that can lower the cost of health care."
The initial clinical research pilot studies will measure usability, adherence to therapy, and eventually, clinical outcomes of using Reflexion's interactive RMT.
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