Kinect-based wearable prototype system for ataxic patients neurorehabilitation: software update for exergaming and rehabilitation

The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences introduced by an update of implemented code between the two version of prototype for ataxic patients' neurorehabilitation device. The rehabilitation consists in virtual exercise for the patient to improve his control of the upper arm during daily movement. The prototype is based on the Microsoft Kinect device to acquire subject's position and on the Arduino board with accelerometer/gyroscope sensor to acquire kinematics quantities of the wrist during the task. Two subjects were analysed with 2.0 version of the prototype and they were compared to 2 of 20 subjects selected from the first control group to highlight the differences between the two versions.