Smart Gaming System for Hand Rehabilitation

The human body part that is most often represented through icons is the hand. Shaking hands is indeed a sign of greeting and camaraderie, and it can symbolize strength, power, and protection as well as compassion, kindness, and consistency. The hand is an incredible feat of anatomical engineering, both in terms of its structure and function. So, any damage to the hand's supporting structures has the possibility of causing severe impairment. Even the tiniest hand injuries require a good medical evaluation in order to lower this danger. Many injuries and diseases affecting the upper extremities are treated with hand rehabilitation. This covers sudden trauma, Carpel Tunnel syndrome, wrist drop, overuse disorders, and various problems. In order to motivate patients with these conditions a virtual gaming is designed using UNITY-Game Engine for the betterment of these syndromic patients. The proposed system gives the most efficient strategy of hand tracking that uses 2D visual information in 3D to make the patient focus on rehabilitation to increase their hand movements, the patient receives treatment while manipulating a physical object that is monitored to assess how well they are doing without the direct observation of an occupational therapist. The gaming module, its fundamental structure and the supporting subsystems are designed in informal way that make it easier for patients and therapists to use. In order to create more gaming frame works that would be used in all rehabilitation clinics for these pushing activities, a preliminary usability test is instigated.