Cosmin Mihaiu: Physical therapy is boring — play a game instead

翻译人员: Gena Volz 校对人员: Zhiting Chen

When I was growing up, I really liked playing hide-and-seek a lot.

在我小时候， 我很喜欢玩躲猫猫的游戏。

One time, though, I thought climbing a tree would lead to a great hiding spot,

有一次，我找到了个最佳藏身点 --爬到树上去，

but I fell and broke my arm.

可是我掉了下来，摔断了胳臂。

I actually started first grade with a big cast all over my torso.

我身上打了一个巨大的石膏固定， 就这样开始了我的小学一年级。

It was taken off six weeks later, but even then, I couldn't extend my elbow,

六周后，石膏拆掉了， 然后我的手肘没法伸直了。

and I had to do physical therapy to flex and extend it,

我必须通过复健理疗 来弯曲和伸直手臂，

100 times per day, seven days per week.

每天100次，每周七天。

我基本上没有做到， 因为我觉得又无聊又痛苦。

I barely did it, because I found it boring and painful,

and as a result, it took me another six weeks to get better.

结果，我又多花了6周时间才好了些。

Many years later, my mom developed frozen shoulder,

许多年以后， 我妈妈患上了肩周炎，

which leads to pain and stiffness in the shoulder.

这种病会让人肩膀疼痛和僵硬。

The person I believed for half of my life to have superpowers

这个我信仰了半辈子的， 以为有超能力的人，

suddenly needed help to get dressed or to cut food.

突然间，需要人来帮她穿衣服， 帮她切开食物，

She went each week to physical therapy, but just like me,

她每周都去做复健理疗， 可她跟我一样，

she barely followed the home treatment,

在家的练习总是不好好做，

and it took her over five months to feel better.

她用了5个多月才好起来。

Both my mom and I required physical therapy,

我妈妈和我都曾经历复健理疗，

a process of doing a suite of repetitive exercises

这一系列不断重复的练习过程，

in order to regain the range of movement lost due to an accident or injury.

能帮助患者重新恢复 受伤部位的活动能力。

At first, a physical therapist works with patients,

刚开始，会由一位复健理疗医师 指导帮助患者，

but then it's up to the patients to do their exercises at home.

接下来，就靠患者自己在家继续练习。

But patients find physical therapy boring, frustrating, confusing

可是患者发觉复健治疗枯燥无味， 令人沮丧，而且摸不到门道，

and lengthy before seeing results.

见效还很慢。

Sadly, patient noncompliance can be as high as 70 percent.

很遗憾， 不好好做复健的病人比例高达70%。

This means the majority of patients don't do their exercises

也就是说，大部分的病人 都没有完成复健练习的要求，

and therefore take a lot longer to get better.

因而也就需要更长时间来恢复。

All physical therapists agree that special exercises

所有的复健理疗师都同意，

reduce the time needed for recovery,

特殊的锻炼可以减少 康复所需要的时间，

but patients lack the motivation to do them.

可病人就是缺乏动力去做好它。

So together with three friends, all of us software geeks,

我和三个朋友一起， 我们都是程序猿，

we asked ourselves,

我们问自己，

wouldn't it be interesting if patients could play their way to recovery?

如果让病人玩着游戏就康复了， 这是不是挺有趣的？

We started building MIRA, A P.C. software platform

我们开始写MIRA， 这是个PC机上的软件平台，

that uses this Kinect device, a motion capture camera,

使用Kinect感应器 （动态捕捉摄像头）

to transform traditional exercises into video games.

将传统的复健练习 转化成视频游戏。

My physical therapist has already set up a schedule for my particular therapy.

我的复健理疗师 已为我设好了理疗计划。

Let's see how this looks.

我们看看它是怎样进行的。

The first game asks me to fly a bee up and down

第一个游戏要我操作 一只蜜蜂飞高飞低

to gather pollen to deposit in beehives,

采集花粉存进蜂巢。

all while avoiding the other bugs.

同时要避开其他的昆虫。

I control the bee by doing elbow extension and flexion,

我通过伸直和弯曲手肘 来控制蜜蜂，

just like when I was seven years old after the cast was taken off.

就和我七岁那年 拆了石膏后的情形一样。

When designing a game, we speak to physical therapists at first

设计游戏时， 我们首先和理疗师们探讨，

to understand what movement patients need to do.

弄清楚病人需要做哪些运动。

We then make that a video game

然后我们再把它做成视频游戏，

to give patients simple, motivating objectives to follow.

让病人能有简化的目标， 激励他们持续练习。

But the software is very customizable,

这个软件可以根据客户要求定制，

and physical therapists can also create their own exercises.

理疗师们也可以建立 他们自己的理疗训练。

Using the software, my physical therapist

使用这个软件，

recorded herself performing a shoulder abduction,

我的理疗师录下了 她自己做肩部伸展的运动的过程，

which is one of the movements my mom had to do

这是我妈妈患肩周炎接受治疗时，

when she had frozen shoulder.

其中一个必须做的练习动作，

I can follow my therapist's example on the left side of the screen,

我可以看屏幕左边， 跟着理疗师做动作，

while on the right, I see myself doing the recommended movement.

在屏幕右边， 我可以看到我自己的动作。

I feel more engaged and confident,

这样我觉得更有信心，也更投入，

as I'm exercising alongside my therapist

因为我有理疗师在身边陪着，

with the exercises my therapist thinks are best for me.

练习着她认为我最应该做的复健动作。

This basically extends the application for physical therapists

这基本上扩展了理疗师们的治疗手段，

to create whatever exercises they think are best.

让他们可以建立 任何他们认为恰当的复健练习。

This is an auction house game for preventing falls,

这里是一个拍卖会游戏， 作用是预防跌倒，

designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance.

它能强壮肌肉和提高平衡感。

As a patient, I need to do sit and stand movements,

假设我是病人，我需要完成 坐下和起立的动作，

and when I stand up,

当我站起来时，

I bid for the items I want to buy.

我就出价一次，竞标我想买的，

(Laughter)

（笑声）

In two days, my grandmother will be 82 years old,

还有两天，我的外祖母就满82岁了，

and there's a 50 percent chance for people over 80

80岁以上的老人们有50%的几率

to fall at least once per year,

一年会跌倒一次或者更多次，

which could lead to a broken hip or even worse.

这会让他们摔伤髋部，或者更糟。

Poor muscle tone and impaired balance are the number one cause of falls,

缺乏健康肌群和平衡感变差 是造成跌倒的头号原因，

so reversing these problems through targeted exercise

所以通过设定目标的锻炼 来扭转这一状况，

will help keep older people like my grandmother

能够让像我祖母一样的老人们

safer and independent for longer.

更加安全和独立。

When my schedule ends, MIRA briefly shows me

当我的疗程结束时， MIRA能够显示纪录概况，

how I progressed throughout my session.

告诉我自己在疗程中的全程表现如何。

I have just shown you three different games

以上我向大家介绍了 三个不同的游戏，

for kids, adults and seniors.

分别适用于儿童，成人，和老人。

它们同样可以被应用在 骨科或是神经系统的病患身上，

These can be used with orthopedic or neurologic patients,

but we'll soon have options for children with autism,

但我们很快还会有其他的游戏 来帮助治疗

mental health or speech therapy.

患有自闭症，有心理疾病 或是有语言困难的儿童。

My physical therapist can go back to my profile

我的理疗师可以进到 我的个人档案，

and see the data gathered during my sessions.

查看我在训练过程中 系统所采集的数据。

She can see how much I moved, how many points I scored,

她可以看到 我运动的情况和我得了多少分。

with what speed I moved my joints,

我在每个得分点之间 运动的速度怎样。

and so on.

诸如此类。

My physical therapist can use all of this to adapt my treatment.

我的理疗师可以将 这一切数据应用于我的治疗中。

I'm so pleased this version is now in use

我非常高兴的看到， 目前这版软件

in over 10 clinics across Europe and the U.S.,

已经在欧美的十多个诊所得到运用，

and we're working on the home version.

我们正在研发家庭版。

We want to enable physical therapists to prescribe this digital treatment

我们希望能使理疗师们 开出这项游戏复健的处方，

and help patients play their way to recovery at home.

以帮助病人们在家治疗， 在游戏中迈向康复之路。

If my mom or I had a tool like this when we needed physical therapy,

以前我妈和我在做理疗的时候， 如果有这样的软件，

then we would have been more successful following the treatment,

我们按照要求做锻炼 会恢复得更好，

and perhaps gotten better a lot sooner.

康复进程也许会快得多。

Thank you.

谢谢大家。

(Applause)

（掌声）

Tom Rielly: So Cosmin, tell me what hardware is this

Tom Rielly: Cosmin，说说这是什么硬件，

that they're rapidly putting away?

怎么这么快就可以拿走了？

What is that made of, and how much does it cost?

它是用什么做的， 大概要花多少钱？

Cosmin Milhau: So it's a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 for the demo,

Cosmin Milhau: 演示所用的是微软的Surface Pro 3 笔记本，

but you just need a computer and a Kinect, which is 120 dollars.

但其实你只需要 一台电脑和一个大概120美元的Kinect。

TR: Right, and the Kinect is the thing that people use for their Xboxes

TR：好的，Kinect就是人们玩Xbox时，

to do 3D games, right?

用来玩3D游戏的那个设备，对么？

CM：就是那个，但你不需要用到Xbox， 你只需要一个摄像头。

CM: Exactly, but you don't need the Xbox, you only need a camera.

TR：好的，所以这是一个 成本低于一千美金的解决方案。

TR: Right, so this is less than a $1,000 solution.

CM：肯定的，只要四百美元， 你就可以运行它了。

CM: Definitely, 400 dollars, you can definitely use it.

TR：那么现在，你们正在 各诊所里做临床版本的试运行？

TR: So right now, you're doing clinical trials in clinics.

CM: Yes.

TR: And then the hope is to get it so it's a home version

CM：对。

TR：那么我们就希望一切顺利， 然后再有家庭版本，

and I can do my exercise remotely,

我就可以在家里进行自由练习了，

and the therapist at the clinic can see how I'm doing and stuff like that.

而理疗师坐在诊所里 就可以看到我怎么练习的，诸如此类。

CM：完全正确。

CM: Exactly.

TR：太棒了。非常感谢。 CM：感谢您。

TR: Cool. Thanks so much. CM: Thank you.

（掌声）

(Applause)