Cosmin Mihaiu: Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead
Cosmin Mihaiu: Fizjoterapia jest nudna - lepiej zagraj w grę
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
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liked playing hide-and-seek a lot.
a tree would lead to a great hiding spot,
by się dobrze schować,
with a big cast all over my torso.
but even then, I couldn't extend my elbow,
ale wciąż nie umiałem wyprostować łokcia
to flex and extend it,
by znów go zginać i prostować,
I found it boring and painful,
bo były nudne i bolesne,
another six weeks to get better.
zajęło mi kolejne sześć tygodni.
developed frozen shoulder,
cierpiała na zamrożony bark,
and stiffness in the shoulder.
to have superpowers
wierzyłem przez pół życia,
to get dressed or to cut food.
przy ubieraniu się czy krojeniu.
but just like me,
ale, podobnie jak ja,
over five months to feel better.
poczuła się lepiej.
required physical therapy,
of repetitive exercises
lost due to an accident or injury.
utraconą po wypadku lub urazie.
works with patients,
to do their exercises at home.
boring, frustrating, confusing
frustrującą, skomplikowaną
can be as high as 70 percent.
zaniedbuje fizjoterapię.
don't do their exercises
a lot longer to get better.
that special exercises
the motivation to do them.
all of us software geeks,
tak jak ja komputerowych maniaków,
could play their way to recovery?
gdyby pacjenci grali dla zdrowia?
A P.C. software platform
a motion capture camera,
czyli urządzenie rejestrujące gesty,
into video games.
tradycyjnych ćwiczeń w gry wideo.
a schedule for my particular therapy.
to fly a bee up and down
elbow extension and flexion,
after the cast was taken off.
we speak to physical therapists at first
najpierw rozmawiamy z fizjoterapeutą,
patients need to do.
ma wykonywać pacjent.
motivating objectives to follow.
do podążania za prostymi obiektami.
create their own exercises.
tworzyć własne ćwiczenia.
a shoulder abduction,
my mom had to do
on the left side of the screen,
terapeutki z lewej strony ekranu,
doing the recommended movement.
thinks are best for me.
które uznała za najlepsze.
for physical therapists
they think are best.
for preventing falls,
and improve balance.
i poprawiająca równowagę.
sit and stand movements,
will be 82 years old,
for people over 80
or even worse.
lub czymś gorszym.
are the number one cause of falls,
to główna przyczyna upadków,
through targeted exercise
przez ćwiczenia sprawi,
like my grandmother
MIRA briefly shows me
three different games
ortopedycznymi i neurologicznymi,
or neurologic patients,
for children with autism,
can go back to my profile
during my sessions.
how many points I scored,
ile zdobyłem punktów,
to adapt my treatment.
across Europe and the U.S.,
to prescribe this digital treatment
mogli przepisywać tę cyfrową terapię
to recovery at home.
grać dla zdrowia w domu.
when we needed physical therapy,
coś takiego podczas fizjoterapii,
following the treatment,
schematu ćwiczeń
what hardware is this
and how much does it cost?
a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for the demo,
and a Kinect, which is 120 dollars.
kosztuje to 120 dolarów.
that people use for their Xboxes
you only need a camera.
wystarczy kamera.
than a $1,000 solution.
to mniej niż 1000 dolarów.
you can definitely use it.
żeby go używać.
clinical trials in clinics.
kliniczne w szpitalach.
so it's a home version
dostać wersję domową
can see how I'm doing and stuff like that.
sprawdzać, jak mi idzie.
CM: Dziękuję.
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.
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