Meet John Flynn, Juniper Village Rehabilitation and Skilled Care at Brookline resident, hunting enthusiast, all-around nice guy, and OmniVR™ "virtual rehabilitation" system user. Flynn is one of approximately 10 Brookline residents currently benefiting from this interactive therapy system from the Accelerated Care Plus™ company. OmniVR™ uses a small infrared camera that recognizes individual users and adapts to resident therapy performance. With capabilities in occupational, physical, and speech therapies, the program can be set to adjust to a variety of different visual needs, can be programmed to work from left to right and vice versa, and can be placed on a timer. Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, Dustin Reed, says that one of the aspects of this technology that impresses him the most is the way in which it allows residents to use different parts of the body, which in turn, improves other aspects of healing. The program also allows for individualized goals to be set and presents users with real-time, virtual trophies for successful completion of tasks.
As pictured above, John recently played his favorite carnival game, where he worked on upper extremities strengthening. "I was a hunter," he said, adding, "I really like the animal targets and the variety of speeds that this game provides. It's really fun!"
OmniVR™ also allows for gait training, as well balance, cognitive and other therapies. With an attached printer, the machine can produce game accuracy read outs that eventually can be used for comparison purposes. "This is a great way to keep therapy fresh for our residents," said Reed, adding that he is eager to see forthcoming progress improvement results.
You can read more about OmniVR™ technology here.
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