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Device and method for employment of video games to provide physical and occupational therapy and measuring and monitoring motor movements and cognitive stimulation and rehabilitation

  • US 20090098519A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2008
  • Published: 04/16/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for providing physical, occupational, or cognitive therapy to patients, employing video game software manipulated by a game controller and running on a central processing unit such as a computer or video game console, comprising:

  • means to track body movements of a user;

    means to interface with said video game software running on said central processing unit;

    software to track said body movements of said user in manipulations of said game controller during play of said video game, said manipulations being required to control progress of said user, on a visual display, during play of said video game;

    based on said body movements of said user, said means to interface with said video game software implementing adjustments to said video game, said adjustments adapted to elicit certain said body movements by said user during said manipulations of said game controller;

    said certain body movements providing a therapy to said user consisting of one or a combination of therapies, from a group of therapies including physical therapy, occupational therapy, or cognitive therapy, andwhereby said user during play of said video game, is concurrently provided a said therapy for a physical or a cognitive impairment.

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