8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Designing Wearable Interfaces for Knee Rehabilitation

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254932,
        author={Swamy Ananthanarayan and Miranda Sheh and Alice Chien and Halley Profita and Katie Siek},
        title={Designing Wearable Interfaces for Knee Rehabilitation},
        proceedings={8th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
        publisher={ICST},
        proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
        year={2014},
        month={7},
        keywords={knee rehabilitation user interface wearable technology embedded technology},
        doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254932}
    }
    
  • Swamy Ananthanarayan
    Miranda Sheh
    Alice Chien
    Halley Profita
    Katie Siek
    Year: 2014
    Designing Wearable Interfaces for Knee Rehabilitation
    PERVASIVEHEALTH
    ACM
    DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2014.254932
Swamy Ananthanarayan1, Miranda Sheh1, Alice Chien1, Halley Profita1, Katie Siek2,*
  • 1: University of Colorado Boulder
  • 2: Indiana University Bloomington
*Contact email: ksiek@indiana.edu

Abstract

Patients undergoing physical therapy often receive little feedback when performing exercises away from the clinic. They either have to rely on their memory of their rehabilitation session with a therapist or seek guidance from a paper based exercise tutorial. We address this feedback issue for knee rehabilitation with a wearable electronic device that helps patients visualize knee bend when performing exercises at home. We conducted a usability study of the device with six knee rehabilitation patients to better understand their perceptions of wearable interfaces. Through semi-structured interviews and prototype design activities, we derived design guidelines for future wearable devices in this space.