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Carpal tunnel syndrome rehabilitation through force feedback

Abstract:

The present paper proposes a carpal tunnel syndrome oriented system by means of the use of haptic devices with force feedback. The system, based on entertainment, handles different applications, as well as movements in a 3D graphic environment, which is devised with daily tasks that allow to develop skills and abilities to reduce the patient's affection. The system is designed with Unity3D along with Novint Falcon haptic device. In which, the patient interacts with the developed applications while receives force feedback, at the same time, the patient performs physiotherapeutic exercises that attack the affection in a proper manner to improve patient's health. Experimental results manifest system's validity, which generates necessary and efficient exercises for the process of carpal tunnel rehabilitation, besides, it deploys a human-machine interaction oriented to the development of physic therapies.