Microsoft Surface and Cerebral Palsy Therapy

We have seen very good use of Microsoft Surface in the medical field with a variety of applications. As you might imagine, with a multi-user platform, it improves solutions for doctor to doctor and doctor to patient consultations as well as a variety of therapies.

I spotted this article on Ubergizmo today highlighting a pilot being done at Children’s Hospital Boston for cerebral palsy patients. The work is spearheaded by researchers at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences looking to provide innovative therapy to kids with cerebral palsy. Being that this pilot is focused on kids, they’ve made it especially fun. Microsoft Surface is a platform on which a variety of therapeutic applications can be developed depending on the type of cerebral palsy for which the child is receiving therapy. In this case, both direct interaction with hands and objects are used in the custom applications built by the team.

[Video: Cerebral Palsy Therapy Demo on Microsoft Surface]

  - Eric (follow Surface on Twitter and Facebook)

Comments

• Anonymous
  November 15, 2010
  Nice video!!!! I like this blog..Thanks for this sharing...

• Anonymous
  January 27, 2011
  Thanks to Microsoft, Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences and Children’s Hospital Boston for such a noble cause.

• Anonymous
  April 04, 2011
  Excellent. Amazing. Why is this not standard procedure in every classroom and available to every child in their home? Wow! Thanks

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  April 20, 2011
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• Anonymous
  December 02, 2011
  Very good , thanks Microsoft and we forgive you for Vista.

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  December 02, 2011
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