Ufit-Exercise for Scoliosis

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that affects the quality of life of approximately seven million people in the United States. Physiotherapy Scoliosis Specific Exercises (PSSEs) have been proved effective for treating scoliosis patients with mild and moderate curves and beneficial for patients in bracing with moderate to severe curves and in post-surgery rehabilitation. However, due to the limitations in PSSE design, instruction, and practice at home, the effectiveness of PSSEs can be severely diminished. Therefore, through a SBIR project sponsored by NSF and consistent internal development efforts, Innovision has developed a hardware-software integrated system, Ufit-Exercise, which provides an immersive, instructive, and interactive environment for physiotherapists (PTs) and Scoliosis patients to conduct PSSEs effectively.