GUIDING USER MOTION FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY IN VIRTUAL OR AUGMENTED REALITY

1 . A method comprising:

displaying an object to a user within a virtual environment;

directing the user to track the object within the virtual environment with a body part;

moving the object within the virtual environment to induce motion of the body part in compliance with a predetermined rehabilitation protocol;

determining a plurality of positions of the body part;

receiving, at a remote server, the position of the body part; and

determining, at the remote server, compliance with the predetermined rehabilitation protocol.

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3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining compliance comprises:

comparing the plurality of positions of the body part with a plurality of predetermined positions;

determining a compliance factor based on the comparing; and

determining whether the compliance factor is above a predetermined threshold.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of predetermined positions represent positions along a three-dimensional path corresponding to the rehabilitation protocol.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein comparing comprises determining a difference between the plurality of positions of the body part and the plurality of predetermined positions.

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7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining compliance comprises determining compliance with an electronic health record.

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11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising directing the user to assume a predetermined posture before directing the user to track the object.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising determining whether the user has assumed the predetermined posture.

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15 . A system comprising:

a virtual reality display adapted to display a virtual environment to a user;

a computing node comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor of the computing node to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

displaying an object to the user within a virtual environment via the virtual reality display;

directing the user to track the object within the virtual environment with a body part;

moving the object within the virtual environment to induce motion of the body part in compliance with a predetermined rehabilitation protocol;

determining a plurality of positions of the body part;

receiving, at a remote server, the position of the body part; and

determining, at the remote server, compliance with the predetermined rehabilitation protocol.

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17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein determining compliance comprises:

comparing the plurality of positions of the body part with a plurality of predetermined positions;

determining a compliance factor based on the comparing; and

determining whether the compliance factor is above a predetermined threshold.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the plurality of predetermined positions represent positions along a three-dimensional path corresponding to the rehabilitation protocol.

19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein comparing comprises determining a difference between the plurality of positions of the body part and the plurality of predetermined positions.

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21 . The system of claim 15 , wherein determining compliance comprises determining compliance with an electronic health record.

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25 . The system of claim 15 , the program instructions further executable by the processor to perform the method comprising directing the user to assume a predetermined posture before directing the user to track the object.

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29 . A computer program product for guiding user motion, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

displaying an object to a user within a virtual environment;

directing the user to track the object within the virtual environment with a body part;

moving the object within the virtual environment to induce motion of the body part in compliance with a predetermined rehabilitation protocol;

determining a plurality of positions of the body part;

receiving, at a remote server, the position of the body part; and

determining, at the remote server, compliance with the predetermined rehabilitation protocol.

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31 . The computer program product of claim 29 , wherein determining compliance comprises:

comparing the plurality of positions of the body part with a plurality of predetermined positions;

determining a compliance factor based on the comparing; and

determining whether the compliance factor is above a predetermined threshold.

32 . The computer program product of claim 31 , wherein the plurality of predetermined positions represent positions along a three-dimensional path corresponding to the rehabilitation protocol.

33 . The computer program product of claim 31 , wherein comparing comprises determining a difference between the plurality of positions of the body part and the plurality of predetermined positions.

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35 . The computer program product of claim 29 , wherein determining compliance comprises determining compliance with an electronic health record.

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39 . The computer program product of claim 29 , the program instructions further executable by the processor to perform the method comprising directing the user to assume a predetermined posture before directing the user to track the object.

40 . The computer program product of claim 39 , the program instructions further executable by the processor to perform the method comprising determining whether the user has assumed the predetermined posture.

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