Cosmin Mihaiu: Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead
Cosmin Mihaiu: 康复理疗太枯燥无趣了-- 不如来玩游戏吧
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.
我很喜欢玩躲猫猫的游戏。
a tree would lead to a great hiding spot,
--爬到树上去,
with a big cast all over my torso.
就这样开始了我的小学一年级。
but even then, I couldn't extend my elbow,
然后我的手肘没法伸直了。
to flex and extend it,
来弯曲和伸直手臂,
因为我觉得又无聊又痛苦。
I found it boring and painful,
another six weeks to get better.
developed frozen shoulder,
我妈妈患上了肩周炎,
and stiffness in the shoulder.
to have superpowers
以为有超能力的人,
to get dressed or to cut food.
帮她切开食物,
but just like me,
可她跟我一样,
over five months to feel better.
required physical therapy,
of repetitive exercises
lost due to an accident or injury.
受伤部位的活动能力。
works with patients,
指导帮助患者,
to do their exercises at home.
boring, frustrating, confusing
令人沮丧,而且摸不到门道,
can be as high as 70 percent.
不好好做复健的病人比例高达70%。
don't do their exercises
都没有完成复健练习的要求,
a lot longer to get better.
that special exercises
康复所需要的时间,
the motivation to do them.
all of us software geeks,
我们都是程序猿,
这是不是挺有趣的?
could play their way to recovery?
A P.C. software platform
这是个PC机上的软件平台,
a motion capture camera,
(动态捕捉摄像头)
into video games.
转化成视频游戏。
a schedule for my particular therapy.
已为我设好了理疗计划。
to fly a bee up and down
一只蜜蜂飞高飞低
elbow extension and flexion,
来控制蜜蜂,
after the cast was taken off.
拆了石膏后的情形一样。
we speak to physical therapists at first
我们首先和理疗师们探讨,
patients need to do.
motivating objectives to follow.
激励他们持续练习。
create their own exercises.
他们自己的理疗训练。
a shoulder abduction,
她自己做肩部伸展的运动的过程,
my mom had to do
on the left side of the screen,
跟着理疗师做动作,
doing the recommended movement.
我可以看到我自己的动作。
thinks are best for me.
for physical therapists
they think are best.
任何他们认为恰当的复健练习。
for preventing falls,
作用是预防跌倒,
and improve balance.
sit and stand movements,
坐下和起立的动作,
will be 82 years old,
for people over 80
or even worse.
are the number one cause of falls,
是造成跌倒的头号原因,
through targeted exercise
来扭转这一状况,
like my grandmother
MIRA briefly shows me
MIRA能够显示纪录概况,
three different games
三个不同的游戏,
骨科或是神经系统的病患身上,
or neurologic patients,
来帮助治疗
for children with autism,
或是有语言困难的儿童。
can go back to my profile
我的个人档案,
during my sessions.
系统所采集的数据。
how many points I scored,
我运动的情况和我得了多少分。
运动的速度怎样。
这一切数据应用于我的治疗中。
to adapt my treatment.
目前这版软件
across Europe and the U.S.,
to prescribe this digital treatment
开出这项游戏复健的处方,
to recovery at home.
在游戏中迈向康复之路。
when we needed physical therapy,
如果有这样的软件,
following the treatment,
会恢复得更好,
what hardware is this
Cosmin,说说这是什么硬件,
and how much does it cost?
大概要花多少钱?
a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for the demo,
演示所用的是微软的Surface Pro 3 笔记本,
and a Kinect, which is 120 dollars.
一台电脑和一个大概120美元的Kinect。
that people use for their Xboxes
你只需要一个摄像头。
you only need a camera.
成本低于一千美金的解决方案。
than a $1,000 solution.
你就可以运行它了。
you can definitely use it.
各诊所里做临床版本的试运行?
clinical trials in clinics.
然后再有家庭版本,
so it's a home version
就可以看到我怎么练习的,诸如此类。
can see how I'm doing and stuff like that.
CM:感谢您。
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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