Developed at the University of Technology Sydney, Augmented Physiotherapy is a system that combines a virtual augmented reality environment with real-time muscle electromyography (EMG) biofeedback to provide a unique rehabilitation environment suitable for remote therapy applications.

Users are tasked with motivational tasks and games that exercise and stimulate the arms, shoulders and hands, whilst also seeing in real-time how their muscles are activated.  Therapists benefit from tracking the performance of their patients in completing the tasks and recording the muscle activity, which can be done in the clinic or remotely.  The system is designed to be easy to use and only requires access to a computer with a web-cam, and an EMG armband.

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