An Innovative Design of a 3D Game-Supported Physical Therapy Device for Wrist Disorders

Abstract

Functional disorders can severely affect a person’s quality of life, making even simple daily activities a challenge. Especially finger, hand, and wrist disorders can cause problems even in the daily necessities, which are very simple. Patients with reduced mobility should go to physical therapy centers and receive treatment to regain their lost mobility. Physical therapy and rehabilitation treatments are processes that give results in long-term and require patience and persistence. In recent years with the effect of growing computer science technologies, there has been a growing interest in the use of game-supported treatments for hand and wrist functional disorders like in other fields. These new-generation treatments use interactive games to deliver sustainable treatments that make the process fun and engaging. These games are designed and developed to make patients do some specific movements to gain their functions again by making their muscles stronger. With the infrastructure described in this study, it aims to make a prototype that includes a microprocessor, wireless communication capability, and gyro sensor so that patients can perform physical therapy movements while playing games.