A Feasibility Study on Wrist Rehabilitation Using the Leap Motion.

Wrist and hand rehabilitation are common as people suffer injuries during work and exercise. Typically, the rehabilitation involves the patient and the therapist, which is both time consuming and cost burdening. It is desirable to use advanced telemedicine technologies such that the patient is able to enjoy the freedom of performing the required exercise at their own time and pace, while the healthcare system can operate more efficiently. The Leap Motion Controller (LMC), an inexpensive motion detection device, seems to be a good candidate for remote wrist rehabilitation. In this paper, the functionality and capability of the LMC are examined. Experiments are carried out with a total of twelve people performing twelve different movements. From the experimental results, the feasibility of using the LMC as a rehabilitation device is discussed.