SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND PRODUCTS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL THERAPY

• US 20130089846A1
• Filed: 11/26/2012
• Published: 04/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2011
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Loev Reineke, LLC
• Original Assignee: Loev Reineke, LLC
• Inventors: Loev, Marc, Reineke, Sean
• Application Number:
  US13/685,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20130089846A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/262
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

A process and computer program product involving a computer readable medium tangibly recording computer program logic to provide a physical therapy resource electronically to a patient remote from a physical therapy clinic, hospital, or the like. The computer program product includes code to present instructions for physical activity to the patient via a display, code to receive data from a user interface device, the data indicating movement of the patient, code to analyze the data from the user interface device to discern achievement within a physical therapy regimen, and code to select one or more subsequent exercises for the patient based at least in part on the analyzed data. Systems and related physical therapy products are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer program product having a computer readable medium tangibly recording computer program logic for providing physical therapy to a patient electronically at home, the computer program product comprising:

code to present instructions for physical activity to the patient via a display, where the physical activity comprises an exercise that is indicated for treatment of a physical limitation;

code to receive data from a user interface device, the data indicating movement of the patient;

code to analyze the data from the user interface device to discern achievement within a physical therapy regimen; and

code to select one or more subsequent exercises for the patient based at least in part on the analyzed data.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 in which the code to present instructions includes code to present the physical therapy regimen to the patient, (a) where the physical therapy regimen focuses on a single regions of the body selected from the list comprising at least back;

knee;

shoulder;

hip;

neck;

wrist;

foot and ankle;

joints;

muscles; and

combinations thereof;

(b) where the physical therapy regimen includes one or more workout routines selected from the list consisting of;

a fixed sequence, fixed exercise routine;

a fixed sequence, level-based routine;

a variable sequence, fixed exercise routine; and

a variable sequence, level-based routine;

or a combination of (a) and (b).

3. The computer program product of claim 1 in which the code to analyze the data from the user interface device comprises code to assess capabilities of the patient;

in which the code to present instructions comprises code to query a patient'"'"'s reasons for participating in the physical therapy regimen;

in which the code to analyze the data from the user interface device comprises code to assess Body Mass Index (BMI) of the patient;

in which the code to select subsequent exercise comprises code to allow the patient to skip a particular movement;

or a combination thereof.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 (a) in which the code to present instructions comprises code to render an avatar representing at least one of:

a human instructor; and

the patient;

(b) in which the code to receive data from the user interface device comprises at least one of

code to receive data from a camera; and

code to receive motion data from a movement detector;

or a combination of (a) and (b).

5. The computer program product of claim 1 comprising at least one of

an optical disc readable by a DVD or Blu-ray player;

a computer-readable medium compatible with a gaming console;

a computer readable medium for a general-purpose computer; and

a resource stored on a remote computer-readable medium and sent over a computer network to an electronic device associated with the patient.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 further comprising code to report on progress of the patient electronically to a third party.

7. A computer system for providing a physical therapy resource to a patient at home, the computer system comprising:

a memory storing computer-executable code for providing physical therapy instruction to the patient to treat a physical function limitation;

a processor in communication with the memory and executing the computer-executable code for providing the physical therapy instruction to the patient;

a user interface system providing the physical therapy instruction to the patient as multi-media output and using feedback to measure user participation and progress in treating the physical function limitation, further in which the processor assesses a physical capability of the patient through intelligent feedback with the user and selects one or more subsequent exercises for the patient based at least in part on measured user participation.

8. The computer system of claim 7 comprising at least one of:

a DVD or Blu-ray player;

a gaming console; and

a computer.

9. The computer system of claim 7 in which the user interface system comprises:

a hand-held motion detector that reports patient movement to the processor; and

a feedback loop in which the processor receives data from the hand-held motion detector, processes the data, and generates information for the multi-media output based at least in part on the processed data.

10. The computer system of claim 7 in which the user interface system comprises:

a camera that reports patient movement to the processor; and

a feedback loop in which the processor receives data from the camera, processes the data, and generates information for the multi-media output based at least in part on the processed data.

11. The computer system of claim 7 in which the user interface system includes a monitor or television screen that presents an image of a human physical therapist that instructs the patient to perform physical activities;

in which the user interface system includes a monitor or television screen that presents an avatar representing a physical therapist that instructs the patient to perform physical activities;

or a combination thereof.

12. The computer system of claim 7 comprising a smartphone that executes a physical therapy application;

a computer that receives the computer-executable code over the Internet;

or both.

13. The computer system of claim 7 in which the user interface system provides feedback to the patient to apprise the patient of the patient'"'"'s progress.

14. A process for providing a physical therapy resource to a patient in which the patient is remote from a physical therapy clinic, the process comprising:

providing a feedback loop between a processor-based device that analyzes patient achievement with a physical therapy regimen and a user-interface device that provides signals indicative of a patient'"'"'s motion;

presenting instructions for physical activity to the patient via a display, where the physical activity comprises an exercise that is indicated for treatment of a physical limitation, the exercise being part of the physical therapy regimen;

analyzing the signals from the user interface device to measure patient achievement within the physical therapy regimen; and

selecting one or more subsequent exercises for the patient based at least in part on the measured patient achievement.

15. The process of claim 14 in which the processor-based device provides feedback to the patient via the display to apprise the patient of the patient'"'"'s progress.

16. The process of claim 14 in which presenting instructions includes presenting the physical therapy regimen to the patient, (a) where the physical therapy regimen focuses on a single regions of the body selected from the list comprising at least back;

knee;

shoulder;

hip;

neck;

wrist;

foot and ankle;

joints;

muscles; and

combinations thereof;

(b) where the physical therapy regimen includes one or more workout routines selected from the list consisting of;

a fixed sequence, fixed exercise routine;

a fixed sequence, level-based routine;

a variable sequence, fixed exercise routine; and

a variable sequence, level-based routine;

or a combination of (a) and (b).

17. The process of claim 14 in which analyzing the signal from the user interface device comprises assessing capabilities of the patient;

in which presenting instructions comprises querying a patient'"'"'s reasons for participating in the physical therapy regimen;

in which analyzing the signals from the user interface device comprises assessing Body Mass Index (BMI) of the patient;

further in which selecting subsequent exercise comprises allowing the patient to skip a particular movement;

or a combination thereof.

18. The process of claim 14 further comprising:

reporting on progress of the patient electronically to a third party.

19. The process of claim 14 in which the display presents an image of a human physical therapist that instructs the patient to perform the physical activity;

in which the display presents an avatar representing a physical therapist that instructs the patient to perform the physical activity;

or a combination thereof.

20. The process of claim 14 in which the processor-based device receives data from the user interface device, processes the data, and generates information for the display based at least in part on the processed data.