Name: Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead
Uploaded: 2015-05-19T14:56:55Z
Duration: 5 min 48 s
Description: You've just been injured, and you're on the way home from an hour of physical therapy. The last thing you want to do on your own is confusing exercises that take too long to show results. TED Fellow Cosmin Mihaiu demos a fun, cheap solution that turns boring physical therapy exercises into a video game with crystal-clear instructions.

You've just been injured, and you're on the way home from an hour of physical therapy. The last thing you want to do on your own is confusing exercises that take too long to show results. TED Fellow Cosmin Mihaiu demos a fun, cheap solution that turns boring physical therapy exercises into a video game with crystal-clear instructions.

Cosmin Mihaiu: Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead

Physical therapy is boring -- play a game instead

Turning physical therapy into a game can transform it from a dreaded task into an engaging activity, potentially speeding recovery.

High patient noncompliance with physical therapy, reaching 70%, prolongs recovery. Engaging solutions are crucial to adherence.

Innovative software, MIRA, morphs rehab exercises into video games using motion capture, making recovery interactive and fun.