Using Gamification to Break Barriers in Physical Therapy

Abstract

Adherence to physical therapy can have a significant positive impact on the outcome of treatment, but remains a challenge for both clinicians and patients. Ubiquitous and accessible technologies such as video games and virtual reality (VR) can help to increase adherence in physical therapy, but adoption of these technologies is a barrier in itself. As such, health care professionals must play a larger role in game and simulation design in order for these interventions to be used in removing barriers to adherence.