Patent ID: 9028258
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61H,A63B,A63F,G09B,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing cognitive and physical rehabilitation to a patient with a computer, comprising: having the patient play a virtual reality game through an avatar that simultaneously elicits cognitive mental effort and physical exertion on a limb of the patient, operating on a computerized non-portable system or on single portable device; measuring cognitive responses of the patient by measuring results of the patient playing the virtual reality game, wherein the measured cognitive responses includes measurements of reaction speed, short term memory, long term memory, pairing memory, focusing and executive function; measuring motor responses of the patient with one or more devices while the patient plays the virtual reality game and reporting the motor response to the computer, wherein the measured motor responses include limb strength, limb speed, limb range of movement, motor control, endurance, hand-eye coordination, and dual-tasking; the computer reporting the measured cognitive responses and the measured motor responses through a network to a server that stores the measured cognitive responses and the measured motor responses; reviewing the measured cognitive responses and the measured motor responses and adjusting the virtual reality game difficulty or the virtual reality game according to whether the patient is progressing in the cognitive and physical rehabilitation; a first medical services provider accessing the measured cognitive responses of the patient by accessing the server over the network; a second medical services provider accessing the measured motor responses of the patient by accessing the server over the network; and the first medical services provider and the second medical services provider providing instructions to the computer based on the measured cognitive responses and the measured motor responses of the patient.