Cosmin Mihaiu: Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead
柯思明: 復健好枯燥──用遊戲代替吧!
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.
我真的好喜歡玩捉迷藏。
a tree would lead to a great hiding spot,
爬上樹會找到很棒的藏匿點,
with a big cast all over my torso.
身體裹著大石膏去學校的。
but even then, I couldn't extend my elbow,
但那時候我還不能伸手臂,
to flex and extend it,
I found it boring and painful,
因為我發現那很枯燥又很痛,
another six weeks to get better.
developed frozen shoulder,
and stiffness in the shoulder.
to have superpowers
都相信有超能力的人,
to get dressed or to cut food.
but just like me,
但就像我一樣,
over five months to feel better.
才覺得好一點。
required physical therapy,
of repetitive exercises
lost due to an accident or injury.
和意外受傷前一樣。
works with patients,
to do their exercises at home.
boring, frustrating, confusing
很枯燥、讓人洩氣又難懂,
can be as high as 70 percent.
機率可高達 70%。
don't do their exercises
都不做指定的運動,
a lot longer to get better.
that special exercises
特別設計的運動
the motivation to do them.
all of us software geeks,
我們都是軟體達人,
could play their way to recovery?
走上康復之路不是很有趣嗎?
A P.C. software platform
一套微軟的軟體平台,
a motion capture camera,
即動態捕捉攝影機,
into video games.
a schedule for my particular therapy.
約好要做某種治療。
to fly a bee up and down
讓一隻蜜蜂上下飛
elbow extension and flexion,
來控制這隻蜜蜂,
after the cast was taken off.
拿掉石膏後要做的一樣。
we speak to physical therapists at first
我們先與物理治療師談過,
patients need to do.
motivating objectives to follow.
治療目標來遵循。
create their own exercises.
設計他們自己的運動。
a shoulder abduction,
my mom had to do
要做的動作之一。
on the left side of the screen,
在螢幕左邊的示範,
doing the recommended movement.
自己做這項推薦動作。
thinks are best for me.
對我最有益的動作。
for physical therapists
they think are best.
for preventing falls,
而設計的拍賣會遊戲,
and improve balance.
sit and stand movements,
我必須做坐下起立等動作,
will be 82 years old,
for people over 80
or even worse.
are the number one cause of falls,
是跌倒的首要原因,
through targeted exercise
來徹底改變這些問題,
like my grandmother
MIRA briefly shows me
麥拉會很快地向我顯示
three different games
三種不同的遊戲,
or neurologic patients,
神經科的病人身上,
for children with autism,
用於自閉症孩童、
can go back to my profile
回去看我的病歷資料,
during my sessions.
所收集到的資料。
how many points I scored,
我得多少分,
to adapt my treatment.
來調整我的療法。
across Europe and the U.S.,
to prescribe this digital treatment
能開這種數位治療處方,
to recovery at home.
when we needed physical therapy,
物理治療時有像這樣的工具,
following the treatment,
what hardware is this
告訴我這個硬體是什麼,
and how much does it cost?
a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for the demo,
微軟平板電腦 Surface Pro 3,
and a Kinect, which is 120 dollars.
及美金 120 元的 Kinect 體感就夠了。
that people use for their Xboxes
就是大家拿來玩 Xbox
you only need a camera.
你只需要一部攝影機。
不到美金一千元的解決方案。
than a $1,000 solution.
你絕對可以用它。
you can definitely use it.
clinical trials in clinics.
so it's a home version
can see how I'm doing and stuff like that.
看到我的進展和類似的東西。
柯:謝謝。
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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