Combined Cognitive and Physical Therapy System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients with stroke and brain injuries face challenges in receiving effective cognitive and physical rehabilitation due to motor impairments, which hinder their ability to travel to clinics for traditional one-on-one therapy sessions, and existing methods do not adequately combine cognitive and physical therapy in a convenient and cost-effective manner.
Innovation Solution
A computerized, portable system that combines cognitive and motor rehabilitation through games on devices like smartphones, laptops, or iPads, utilizing sensors and cloud-based monitoring for remote therapist interaction, providing feedback and data analysis to enhance therapy efficiency and accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional one-on-one therapy is provided separately for cognitive and physical rehabilitation, then therapy quality is maintained, but patient travel burden and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines cognitive therapy and physical rehabilitation into a single integrated system. The computerized platform delivers both cognitive exercises and physical therapy guidance simultaneously, eliminating the need for patients to visit multiple separate clinics. This merging of previously separate therapy modalities into one unified system directly addresses the contradiction by improving accessibility while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The therapy system is designed to perform multiple functions: cognitive assessment, cognitive training, physical therapy guidance, and progress monitoring, all within a single platform. This multi-functional design allows the system to replace multiple specialized therapy sessions with one universal system, reducing patient travel burden while maintaining comprehensive care quality.
2Loss of time
If multiple separate clinics are visited for different therapy types, then specialized care is received, but time and travel costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By merging cognitive and physical therapy delivery into a single integrated system, the patent eliminates the need for patients to travel between multiple clinics. The system provides both therapy types in one location, significantly reducing time loss and travel costs while maintaining therapy effectiveness through coordinated delivery of both modalities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates continuous feedback mechanisms that monitor patient progress in both cognitive and physical domains. This feedback loop ensures therapy effectiveness is maintained by allowing real-time adjustment of therapy parameters, compensating for the reduced frequency of in-person specialist consultations.
3Productivity
If combined cognitive and physical therapy is delivered through a single system, then therapy integration and cost-effectiveness improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a universal computerized platform that handles multiple therapy functions including cognitive assessment, cognitive training, physical therapy guidance, and progress monitoring. This multi-functional design improves productivity by consolidating what would otherwise require multiple separate systems, while the standardized architecture manages complexity through reusability and integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The computerized system acts as an intermediary that coordinates and integrates cognitive and physical therapy delivery. This intermediary platform manages the complexity of combining multiple therapy modalities by providing a unified interface and centralized control, thereby improving overall therapy delivery efficiency without exposing patients to the underlying system complexity.
4Ease of operation
If remote monitoring is implemented, then patient convenience and accessibility improve, but data security and privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a secure computerized platform as an intermediary to handle all patient data collection, storage, and transmission. This intermediary system implements security protocols and privacy protections, allowing remote monitoring and therapy delivery to proceed conveniently while mitigating data privacy risks through centralized security management.
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AI summary
The present invention provides method and apparatus to perform combined cognitive and motor rehabilitation on a computerized non-portable system or on single portable device. A patient can play a variety of games that require the patient to perform a variety of memory exercises which involve physical exertion. The activities of the patient are monitored with pattern analysis software which provides feedback to the patient. The feedback can include voice synthesis, video guidance, progression messages etc. Patient data obtained while the patient is performing each of the memory exercises is stored locally on a database module and then uploaded to a cloud server. A remote psychologist/psychiatrist monitors the patient by logging into the same cloud, and updating cognition exercises. The same therapist can have live chats with the patient for further interaction and coaching.