Massage Therapy of the Back Using a Real-Time Haptic-Enhanced Telerehabilitation System
Joint Authors
García-Canseco, E.
Ramírez-Fernández, Cristina
Meza-Kubo, Victoria
Morán, Alberto L.
Pabloff, Oliver
Bonilla, David
Green, Nirvana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Telecommunications Engineering
Abstract EN
We present the usability evaluation of a haptic-enhanced telerehabilitation system for massage therapy of the back using the Vybe haptic gaming pad and the gesture sensor LEAP motion controller.
The evaluated system includes features that allow for (i) administering online therapy programs, (ii) providing self-adjustable and safety treatment of back massages using a virtual environment, and (iii) saving and replaying massage sessions according to a patient’s therapy program.
The usability evaluation with 25 older adults and 10 specialists suggests that the haptic telerehabilitation system is perceived with high usability and pleasurable user experience, while providing personalized intensity of haptic therapy in a supervised, real-time, and secure way to treat the patient.
Moreover, the specialists totally agree that the system design features, such as save and play, and delimiting therapy zones are the most important for back massage therapy, while the features of regulating feedback intensity and providing/receiving a massage remotely are also important.
Finally, based on their comments, five design insights aiming at improving the current version of the system were generated.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ramírez-Fernández, Cristina& Meza-Kubo, Victoria& García-Canseco, E.& Morán, Alberto L.& Pabloff, Oliver& Bonilla, David…[et al.]. 2017. Massage Therapy of the Back Using a Real-Time Haptic-Enhanced Telerehabilitation System. Mobile Information Systems،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189095
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ramírez-Fernández, Cristina…[et al.]. Massage Therapy of the Back Using a Real-Time Haptic-Enhanced Telerehabilitation System. Mobile Information Systems No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189095
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ramírez-Fernández, Cristina& Meza-Kubo, Victoria& García-Canseco, E.& Morán, Alberto L.& Pabloff, Oliver& Bonilla, David…[et al.]. Massage Therapy of the Back Using a Real-Time Haptic-Enhanced Telerehabilitation System. Mobile Information Systems. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1189095
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1189095