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Podcast: Virtual Physical Therapy

In this episode, we discuss how a wearable based sensing platform developed by MIT can provide detailed information about a user’s muscle activity and enable virtual physical therapy to increase access for this vital practice.

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19 Oct, 2022. 1 minute read

MuscleRehab is a system that uses electrical impedance tomography and optical motion tracking for visualizing muscle engagement and motion data during unsupervised physical rehabilitation. Image courtesy of MIT CSAIL.

MuscleRehab is a system that uses electrical impedance tomography and optical motion tracking for visualizing muscle engagement and motion data during unsupervised physical rehabilitation. Image courtesy of MIT CSAIL.

In this episode, we discuss how a wearable based sensing platform developed by MIT can provide detailed information about a user’s muscle activity and enable virtual physical therapy to increase access for this vital practice.  


This podcast is sponsored by Mouser Electronics.  


EPISODE NOTES

(3:00) - MIT System "sees" The Inner Structure of The Body During Physical Rehab

Episode 92 was brought to you by Mouser Electronics, Farbod & Daniel’s favorite electronics distributor. Click here to read about the Mouser technical resource discussing neural networks!


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