Abstract
The need to treat illnesses or deterioration of the legs caused by accidents, rheumatism, muscular weakness, paralysis or bone diseases has increased. Paraplegic patients need physical therapy to mitigate their condition. This study developed a gamification smartphone application for leg physical therapy. The application was implemented for patients using Android Operating System smartphones. The smartphone was attached to the walking support equipment. The accelerometer sensor of the smartphone was utilized to measure distance, time, and number of steps. The application acquired data from the sensor, and processed and stored the data in a server, to enable assessment of critical conditions. Moreover, this system would report the evaluation of physical therapy on a weekly basis. Alerts of physiotherapy treatment could be set in this application. The advantages of the application include increasing the patient’s motivation for the therapy, performed by themselves at home, and the results could be used for planning treatments by a physician.
Highlights
Recent statistics of the Department of Highways, Ministry of Transport, indicate 878,888 people in year 2017 suffering injuries, and the annual numbers tend to increase in Thailand [1]
Illness and deterioration of the legs can be caused by rheumatism, muscular weakness, or bone diseases, and these have increased
Several studies have developed applications to assist people with limitations in their health. This current study developed a solution to assist the patients with leg physical therapy, based on a smartphone application
Summary
Patients with leg problems are encouraged to have physical therapy to recover as well as possible after injuries. This requires significant resources allocated from nurses and physiotherapists providing healthcare. Several studies have developed applications to assist people with limitations in their health This current study developed a solution to assist the patients with leg physical therapy, based on a smartphone application. The advantages of this application include self-care service, improving health outcomes, and reducing the healthcare burden, such as employing nurses to take care of the patients at home. It allows people to maintain independence and is affordable and convenient
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