CREARE LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: DHA182-005

Description

Dizziness is a common complaint, with about one third of the population experiencing dizziness at some point in their life. Vestibular rehabilitation targets vestibular adaptation and substitution for patients with vertigo and dizziness of vestibular origin. Unfortunately, vestibular rehabilitation requires specialized physical therapists who may not be accessible to service members or the general population when living in remote areas. Creare and its clinical collaborators at the University of Miami propose to design, implement, and test a system that allows audiologists to administer vestibular rehabilitation without the need for a specialized physical therapist present. Creare’s Automated Vestibular Rehabilitation System takes input from an automated assessment system and questionnaires to generate an exercise plan. The system then uses machine vision and automated algorithms to guide and monitor the patient through an exercise program. The system uses advanced image recognition and sensor fusion algorithms to track the user’s head, eye, and body motion and confirm they are properly performing the exercises.