Therapy Reloaded: Mixed Reality Games for Hand Rehabilitation

This paper presents “Therapy Reloaded” (TR), an innovative mixed reality (MR) platform designed to enhance rehabilitation for individuals with neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, and Brain Injury. TR integrates gamification into physiotherapy, transforming traditional therapeutic techniques into engaging experiences. The platform utilises the Meta Quest 3 headset to enable hand tracking, allowing for individualised settings that accommodate for varying degrees of hand mobility. A robust calibration process ensures accurate hand pose recognition, facilitating seamless user input during gameplay. The MR Treadmill game, a core component of the platform, encourages repetitive hand movements through interactive challenges set in a visually enriched environment. Data collected during sessions are relayed to the TR Portal, enabling clinicians to monitor patient progress and adapt gameplay to improve therapeutic outcomes. Allowing rehabilitation goals to be achieved with engaging gameplay, TR aims to improve adherence to physiotherapy, enhance motor control, and ultimately promote better health outcomes for its users.