A Study on the Interactive Rehabilitation Platform of Adhesive Capsulitis

• Main Authors: Ya-Ling Huang, 黃雅伶
• Other Authors: Weir-Sen Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34817396915414093799

碩士 === 嘉南藥理大學 === 醫務管理系 === 104 === Owing to the advances in medical care technology, the average life span of Taiwanese people has continuously been increasing along with the need for long-term care and home care for the aging population. Due to the unequal distribution of medical care resources, most major hospitals are located in metropolitan areas. To improve the quality of medical care in rural areas, the government is promoting various kinds of long-distance medical care services. In addition, nowadays, people emphasize more on their own healthcare and can do a good managerial job by taking daily measurements and recordings of their rehabilitation exercise. Frozen shoulder is a common clinical shoulder disease. Once the shoulder joint is injured, many daily activities are hindered. Because the process of traditional therapy for frozen shoulder is tedious, many patients fail to complete the entire course of therapy, thus compromising the outcome of the therapy. Along with the advances in technology, many newly emerged technologies, such as virtual reality, interactive technology, and computer gaming, have been developed and have gained popularity. Thus, many researches aim to combine new technologies and clinical rehabilitation exercises to develop new systems of rehabilitation. The objective of this study is to combine virtual reality and interactive technologies to develop a platform for shoulder joint rehabilitation, including movements of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction. The platform will mimic real life situations and design mission-oriented training stages. Various sensory stimulation, including visual and auditory, will be used to increase the users’ immersion level, and missions of various difficulties are designed for patients with different degrees of injury. In addition, this study will develop an interactive platform for shoulder rehabilitation based on a setup of motion-capture equipment, which includes a motion-capture system and a personal health information managerial system for home care patients. This platform will enable the users to complete their rehabilitation and record their data at any time and place in their homes. Combined with intensive interviews with the user and data analysis, the results of this study should enhance the accessibility of long-term rehabilitation.