Cosmin Mihaiu: Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead
Cosmin Mihaiu: Fisioterapia é uma chatice – então jogue jogos.
Cosmin Mihaiu is the CEO and co-founder of MIRA Rehab, which develops software that engages patients in interactive and therapeutic games, making physical rehabilitation fun. Full bio
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
liked playing hide-and-seek a lot.
de brincar de esconder.
a tree would lead to a great hiding spot,
que era um lugar legal para me esconder,
with a big cast all over my torso.
com o torso engessado.
but even then, I couldn't extend my elbow,
mas eu não estendia o cotovelo,
to flex and extend it,
para flexioná-lo e o estendê-lo,
I found it boring and painful,
e sentia muita dor,
another six weeks to get better.
para ficar bom.
teve ombro congelado,
developed frozen shoulder,
and stiffness in the shoulder.
to have superpowers
superpoderes
to get dressed or to cut food.
para se vestir e cortar comida.
but just like me,
mas, como eu,
over five months to feel better.
para ficar boa.
required physical therapy,
precisávamos de fisioterapia,
of repetitive exercises
de exercícios repetitivos
lost due to an accident or injury.
devido a acidentes ou lesões.
trabalha com os pacientes,
works with patients,
to do their exercises at home.
os exercícios em casa.
boring, frustrating, confusing
chata, frustrante, confusa,
can be as high as 70 percent.
dos pacientes pode alcançar 70%.
don't do their exercises
não faz os exercícios,
a lot longer to get better.
ser mais demorada.
that special exercises
que exercícios especiais
the motivation to do them.
all of us software geeks,
todos “geeks” de software,
brincassem para se recuperarem?"
could play their way to recovery?
A P.C. software platform
uma plataforma de software para PC
a motion capture camera,
uma câmera que capta movimentos,
into video games.
em videogames.
a schedule for my particular therapy.
um programa para a minha terapia.
para cima e para baixo
to fly a bee up and down
e depositá-lo nas colmeias,
elbow extension and flexion,
estendendo e flexionando o cotovelo,
after the cast was taken off.
após tirarem o gesso.
we speak to physical therapists at first
conversamos com os fisioterapeutas
patients need to do.
que os pacientes precisam fazer.
motivating objectives to follow.
simples e motivadores.
create their own exercises.
criar seus próprios exercícios.
a shoulder abduction,
abdução do ombro,
my mom had to do
on the left side of the screen,
no lado esquerdo da tela
doing the recommended movement.
fazendo o movimento recomendado.
thinks are best for me.
serem os melhores para mim.
for physical therapists
aos fisioterapeutas
they think are best.
que eles julgam serem os melhores.
para evitar quedas,
for preventing falls,
e melhorar o equilíbrio.
and improve balance.
sit and stand movements,
movimentos de sentar e levantar,
will be 82 years old,
for people over 80
para pessoas acima de 80
or even worse.
ou algo pior.
are the number one cause of falls,
through targeted exercise
através de exercícios específicos
like my grandmother
como a minha avó,
e independentes por mais tempo.
MIRA briefly shows me
o MIRA mostra um sumário
three different games
ortopédicos ou neurológicos,
or neurologic patients,
for children with autism,
para crianças com autismo,
can go back to my profile
a ver meu perfil
during my sessions.
durante as minhas sessões.
how many points I scored,
os pontos que eu obtive,
to adapt my treatment.
para adaptar meu tratamento.
across Europe and the U.S.,
na Europa e nos EUA,
to prescribe this digital treatment
para indicar este tratamento digital
to recovery at home.
para sua recuperação.
when we needed physical therapy,
quando precisamos de fisioterapia,
following the treatment,
muito mais cedo.
what hardware is this
é este que eles estão guardando?
and how much does it cost?
a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for the demo,
Surface Pro 3 para a demonstração,
and a Kinect, which is 120 dollars.
e um Kinect que custa US$120.
that people use for their Xboxes
nas Xboxes, nos jogos 3D, certo?
só precisa da câmera.
you only need a camera.
than a $1,000 solution.
você definitivamente pode usá-la.
you can definitely use it.
ensaios clínicos.
clinical trials in clinics.
esta versão caseira,
so it's a home version
pode avaliar como estou indo.
can see how I'm doing and stuff like that.
CM: Obrigado.
CM: Thank you.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cosmin Mihaiu - Physical therapy entrepreneurCosmin Mihaiu is the CEO and co-founder of MIRA Rehab, which develops software that engages patients in interactive and therapeutic games, making physical rehabilitation fun.
Why you should listen
When Cosmin Mihaiu noticed that injured patients hated physical therapy — and often took longer to recover because of it — he dedicated himself to making the dreaded process more engaging, or even fun. In 2011 he and his colleagues founded MIRA Rehab, where they develop software that lets patients play interactive, therapeutic games.
As MIRA’s CEO, Mihaiu now focuses on building relationships with medical institutions around the US and the UK, showing them how video games can make recovery more effective for patients and physical therapists alike.
Cosmin Mihaiu | Speaker | TED.com