| Virtual human physiotherapist framework for personalized training and rehabilitation (2005) | |||||||||||||||
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| For patients recovering from injuries, or individuals that require a system to provide feedback on aspects of exercise performance, physical therapy sessions with a professional trainer can be expensive and inconvenient. In addition, privacy might be an issue for some patients who are not comfortable closely interacting with strangers. Nonetheless, personalized feedback and monitoring of the individual’s performance on a specific exercise routine is crucial for faster rehabilitation and effective training. Moreover, improper training may even lead to injury. We present a framework that employs a Virtual Human Physiotherapist (VHP) towards personalized training and rehabilitation. The VHP is an inexpensive alternative to training with a real person. Using a virtual | |||||||||||||||
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