Co-designed with patients, physicians and our multidisciplinary team, REHABILITY's cognitive and physical games are the result of many years European scientific research.

Patients better adhere to the therapy, motivated by the games.

Physicians create tailored therapy plans. Progress is monitored constantly, even remotely (telerehabilitation).

Game based tele-rehabilitation
co-designed with patients Co-designed with patients, physicians and our multidisciplinary team, REHABILITY's cognitive and physical games are the result of many years European scientific research.

Rehabilitation

This award-winning solution represents the most advanced motivational tool for gamified tele-rehabilitation and incorporates highly personalised therapy plans under specialist control and guidance. Available in twelve languages, REHABILITY is now working on six different versions, each one dedicated to very specific rehabilitation needs.
With REHABILITY, patients can carry out their rehabilitation exercises, from either the centre in which they are hospitalized or remotely, autonomously but with constant medical supervision.

Class I Medical Device

Based on many years scientific research and with specific studies in stroke, MS, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries, this is the first version launched on the market. REHABILITY NEURO is a CE marked medical device.

is the version for aerobic rehabilitation of cardiology patients currently under development. Presented in Naples at the end of 2019, it has a working prototype currently in use at some facilities. If your center is interested in trialling this version, please contact us.

cogni
is the version aimed at training cognitive abilities of elderly patients. Currently available as a prototype, this version works on Android tablets.

Thanks to its graphics, colours, game mechanics and characters, REHABILITY kids is the rehabilitation version specifically designed for use in pediatrics.

pneumo
is the version for aerobic rehabilitation of respiratory patients currently under development. If your center is interested in trialling this version, please contact us.

pneumo pneumo
the orthopaedic and musculoskeletal versions are also planned: if you are interested in supporting our work, please contact us.

Active Ageing

lite

is the version specifically dedicated to elderly people to help them realize their potential and promote active ageing, combining physical and mental well-being, social participation and independence in a non-clinical context.

@Home

REHABILITY is studied to enable a patient centric, continuous care environment operating seamlessly between the clinic and the patient's residence.

Home-based patients receive a hardware kit that connects their TV screen directly to the clinic for automatic data exchange. Once therapy is completed, the same kit can be used with other patients.

REHABILITY enables patients to carry out their personalised rehabilitation exercises from the convenience and safety of their home.

Constant medical supervision is guaranteed thanks to the software that allows personalised parameters to be set and adjusted and the remote collection and analysis of data.
Benefits: continuity of therapy, personalised service, speed of processing and patient quality of life.
Works on set-top-box and TV, tablet and PC.
With familiar environments to make it interesting and motivating for the patient.

Home Monitoring and Televisit

REHABILITY can be integrated with home monitoring and televisit systems: this allows to combine rehabilitation data to monitoring of vital parameters and to embed the solution within any rehabilitation process defined by the clinic.

Our scientific publications

Del Pino, R., Diez-Cirarda, M., Caprino, M., Busnatu, S., Nitti, V., Pannese, L., Martínez, A., Sadner, E., Kropf, J., Gand, K., Schlieter, H., Vasile, M., Philipp, P., Lange, M., Nicolas, L., Gabilondo, I., Gómez-Esteban, JC. (2021). Design and Evaluation of the living lab to assess vCare system “virtual coaching activities for rehabilitation in elderly” in Parkinson´s disease patients [abstract]. Mov Disord. 2021; 36 (suppl 1).

Jonsdottir, J., Perini, G., Ascolese, A., Bowman, T., Montesano, A., Lawo, M. & Bertoni, R. (2020). Response to Commentary of Shirani and Okuda regarding “Unilateral arm rehabilitation for persons with multiple sclerosis using serious games in a virtual reality approach: Bilateral treatment effect?”. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

Shirani, A. & Okuda, D.T. (IN PRESS). Handedness and potential implications for neurorehabilitation in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders.

Jonsdottir, J., Perini, G., Ascolese, A., Bowman, T., Montesano, A., Lawo, M. & Bertoni, R. (2019). Unilateral arm rehabilitation for persons with multiple sclerosis using serious games in a virtual reality approach: Bilateral treatment effect? Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Volume 35, 76 - 82.

Zarbo, M., Vitelli, D., Bianconi, T., Morganti, L., Ascolese, A., Leo, A. & Spinelli, M. (2019, Nov.). Evaluation of usability and pleasantness of a technological device for the upper limb rehabilitation in quadriplegic patients. Poster session presented at 58th ISCOS, Nice, FRANCE.

Vitelli, D., Zarbo, M., Bianconi, T., Morganti, L., Ascolese, A. & Spinelli, M. (2018, Oct.). Protocollo di rieducazione dell'arto superiore del soggetto con tetraplegia con KINECT®: dati preliminari. Poster session presented at CNOPUS, Rome, ITALY.

Morganti, L., Ascolese, A., Vitelli, D. & Spinelli M. (2018). Preliminary data of a game-based protocol for acute treatment of cervical spinal cord injury rehabilitation with Kinect. Digit Med 2018; 4:142-4. Available from: DIGITAL MEDICINE.

Ascolese, A., Pannese, L. & Wortley, D. Serious Games for Neuro-Rehabilitation. A User Centred Design Approach. In: Lawo, M. & Knackfuß, P. (Eds.). Clinical Rehabilitation Experience Utilizing Serious Games, Springer (2018).

Scase, M., Kreiner, K. & Ascolese, A. (2018). Development and Evaluation of Cognitive Games to Promote Health and Wellbeing in Elderly People with Mild Cognitive Impairment. In Health Informatics Meets eHealth. Biomedical Meets eHealth – From Sensors to Decisions. Proceedings of the 12th eHealth Conference (255-263).

Jonsdottir, J., Bertoni, R., Lawo, M., Montesano, A., Bowman, T. & Gabrielli, S. (2018). Serious games for arm rehabilitation of persons with multiple sclerosis. A randomized controlled pilot study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 19, 25–29. Available from: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.

Ascolese, A., Kiat, J., Pannese, L. & Morganti, L. (2017). Gamifying elderly care: Feasibility of a digital gaming solution for active aging. Digit Med 2016; 2:157-62. Available from: DIGITAL MEDICINE.

Ascolese, A., Pannese, L. & Wortley, D. (2016). Gamified wellbeing for all ages- How technology and gamification can support physical and mental wellbeing in the ageing society, IFMBE Proceedings vol. 57, Springer.

Musian, D. & Ascolese, A. (2015). Gamified Cognitive Training to Prevent Cognitive Decline. In D. Novák, B. Tulu, & H. Brendryen (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Holistic Perspectives in Gamification for Clinical Practice. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Ponte, S., Ferrara, E. & Dellepiane, S. (2015). Home-based system for rehabilitation: improving quality of life through engineering solutions, Conference Paper.

Ferdous, R., Garbielli, S. & Maimone, R. (2015). Designing intuitive web solutions for monitoring patient’s rehabilitation at home, EAI Endorsed Transactions on ambient system, vol. 2, issue 8 and 3.

Ponte, S., Gabrielli. S., Jonsdottir, J., Morando, M. & Dellepiane, S. (2015). Monitoring game-based motor rehabilitation of patients at home for better plans of care and quality of life, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pag. 3941-3944.

Gabrielli, S., Maimone, R., Costa C., Ascolese, A., Jonsdottir, J., Klein, W. & Bendersky, G. (2015). A game-based solution for in-home rehabilitation, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications, Engineering, LNICST, pag.150, 112-117.

Lawo, M., Gabrielli, S., Pannese, L., Bo, G. (2014). Rehab@Home: Ein EU Projekt zur nachhaltigen Rehabilitation mittels "Serious Games", AAL Kongress.

Gabrielli, S., Maimone, R., Bo, G., Jonsdottir, J., Klein, W. & Raz, H. (2014). Designing a Game-based Solution for In-home Rehabilitation, Neurotechnix, Conference Paper, pag. 145-149.

Maiden, N., D’Souza, S., Jones, S., Muller, L., Pannese, L., Pitts, K., Prilla, M., Pudney, K., Rose, M., Turner, J. & Zachos, K (2013). Computing Technologies for Reflective and Creative Care for People with Dementia, CACM.

Bo, G., Pompa, M., Gabrielli, S., Maimone, R., & Pannese, L. (2013). Designing Meaningful Game Experiences for Rehabilitation and Sustainable Mobility Settings, Workshop on ubiquitous games and gamification for promoting behavior change and wellbeing, CHItaly2013.

Sisarica, A., Maiden, N., Morosini, D., Pannese, L., Pudney, K. & Rose, M. (2013). Creativity Support in a Serious Game for Dementia Care, 9th ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition. Available from: ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY.

Pannese, L., Bo, G., Lawo, M., & Gabrielli, S. (2013). The REHAB@HOME Project: Engaging Game-based Home Rehabilitation for Improved Quality of Life, SEGAMED Conference.

FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY

Some other scientific publications in this area

Analysing the PubMed database searching for "rehabilitation", "games" and "trial" one finds 826 articles produced in the last 10 years. Adding "clinical trial" available papers are reduced to 498 and adding "neurology" we get to 29 papers which can be found here
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=rehabilitation+games+trial+neurology&filter=pubt.clinicaltrial&filter=datesearch.y_10 [November 2020]

Nevertheless there are other interesting papers, like e.g.:

Del Pino, R., Ortiz de Echevarría, A., Díez-Cirarda, M., Ustarroz-Aguirre, I., Caprino, M., Liu, J., Gand, K., Schlieter, H., Gabilondo, I., Gómez-Esteban, J.C. (2023). Virtual coach and telerehabilitation for Parkinson´s disease patients: vCare system. Journal of Public Health, 2023.

Del Pino, R., Díez-Cirarda, M., Ustarroz-Aguirre, I., Gonzalez-Larragan, S., Caprino, M., Busnatu, S., Gand, K., Schlieter, H., Gabilondo, I., Gómez-Esteban, J.C. (2022). Costs and effects of telerehabilitation in neurological and cardiological diseases: A systematic review. Front. Med., 9:832229.

Molhemi, F., Monjezi, S., Mehravar, M., Shaterzadeh-Yazdi, M.-J., Salehi, R., Hesam, S., Mohammadianinejad, E. (2021). Effects of Virtual Reality vs Conventional Balance Training on Balance and Falls in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102:290-9.

Maier, M., Ballester, B.R. & Verschure, P.F. (2019). Principles of Neurorehabilitation After Stroke Based on Motor Learning and Brain Plasticity Mechanisms. Front. Syst. Neurosci. 13:74.

Darzi, A., Wondra, T., McCrea, S. & Novak, D. (2019). Classification of Multiple Psychological Dimensions in Computer Game Players Using Physiology, Performance, and Personality Characteristics. Front. Neurosci. 13:1278.

Baldwin, CL., Thompson, J.C., Espeseth, T., Jiang, X. & Greenwood, P.M. (2019). Editorial: Cognitive and Brain Aging: Interventions to Promote Well-Being in Old Age. Front. Aging Neurosci. 11:268.

Anguera, J. A., Boccanfuso, J., Rintoul, J. L., Al-Hashimi, O., Faraji, F., Janowich, J. Kong, E., Larraburo, Y, Rolle, C., Johnston, E. & Gazzaley, A. (2013). Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults. Nature, 501, 97-103.

Scientific Advisory Board

Monica Cireddu, Psychologist-Psychotherapist, Associazione Kreo, Cagliari, Italy
Johanna Jonsdottir, Senior Researcher, Fondazione Don Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS, Milan, Italy
Jin Kiat, Social and Health Care Integrator, O’Joy Care Services, Singapore
Helmut Krause, Physiotherapist and Managing Director, Ambuthera, Herdecke, Germany
Francesca Mameli, Neuropsychologist and Psychotherapist, Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology for Movement Disorder, Fondazione IRCCS OSPEDALE Maggiore Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Paolo Milia, Chairman Neurorehabilitation and Robotic Area, Prosperius Institute, University of Perugia, Italy
Ioannis Th. Paraskevopoulos, BSc MSc PGCERT PhD FHEA MIEEE MBCS, Senior Lecturer in Disruptive Technologies, University of Greenwich, London, UK
Riccardo Re, Physiotherapist, Casa di Cura Privata del Policlinico, Milano, Italy
Vesna Šendula-Jengić, MD, PhD, psychiatrist, group psychotherapist, Psychiatric Hospital Rab, and Faculty of Medicine University of Rijeka, Croatia
Eleftherios Z. Stefas, MD, MSc, FEBRM, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Consultant, Evexia Rehabilitation Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
Ullrich Thiel, Physiotherapist and Partner, Praxis Hellmuth & Thiel, Postdam, Germany

What they say about us

Medical staff

Monica Cireddu Psychologist-Psychotherapist, Associazione Kreo, Cagliari - Italy

I am really satisfied with REHABILITY, which I have used in the cognitive therapy for patients with senile dementia. I found that the patients were more involved and motivated to continue with the therapy. REHABILITY proved to be a powerful tool in the therapy for patients with wandering disorder. As proved by tests, I witnessed a significant reduction in the level of anxiety and depression.
A patient told me “in my life, I have never had the opportunity to play, and doing it while I am doing rehabilitation has been really fun”.

Monica Cireddu, Psychologist-Psychotherapist, Associazione Kreo, Cagliari - Italy

Paolo Confalonieri head of the Multiple Sclerosis Centre of the Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta in Milan

We are carrying out a randomized and controlled exploratory study to test the feasibility and performance of the Rehability platform in the treatment of balance and motor problems in MS patients, with particular emphasis on continued rehabilitation at home following intensive neurorehabilitation. We are focusing on REHABILITY's strengths, namely the customizable exer-games and the option for asynchronous remote control by the physical therapist. Preliminary data shows high level of usability and satisfaction both in patients and therapists: this makes us confident about the positive outcome of our project, which then can be applied to clinical routine.

Paolo Confalonieri head of the Multiple Sclerosis Centre of the Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute 'Carlo Besta' in Milan - Italy

Marco Conti Psychologist, ASPI Legnano, Milan - Italy

Marco Conti, Psychologist, ASPI Legnano, Milan - Italy

Jelena Hodak Research Assistant, Department of Research and Teaching, Rab Psychiatric Hospital, Rab - Croatia

The installation of the new games offers new possibilities and we are excited to be able to use them with our patients. We're very happy with the games, and what is more important, so are our patients!

Jelena Hodak, Research Assistant, Department of Research and Teaching, Rab Psychiatric Hospital, Rab - Croatia

Johanna Jonsdottir Senior Researcher, Fondazione Don Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS, Milan - Italy

We have been using the REHABILITY serious games for rehabilitation of persons with neurological disorders in our centre for the last couple of years with good results. The persons are motivated to play and the system offers an excellent opportunity to train functional movements in a familiar virtual environment.

Johanna Jonsdottir, Senior Researcher, Fondazione Don Gnocchi Onlus IRCCS, Milan - Italy

Jin Kiat O’Joy Care Services, Singapore

We are honoured and excited about the introduction of REHABILITY, a proven gamification platform, to our centre. This is an important first step towards our development of “virtual” Health Oriented Ageing (HOA) to augment our “real” HOA programme.
The introduction of the virtual HOA will help us to engage firstly with older persons recovering at home after their discharge from the hospital; secondly with the more frail old-old whom may have difficulties to attend the real HOA and finally, with volunteers, young-old in the community, to do informed home visitation.

Jin Kiat, O’Joy Care Services, Singapore

Luca Lodi contact person of the educational service at the care home Casa di Riposo San Gaetano - Opera don Guanella di Caidate (VA) - Italy

It has been an inspiring journey collaborating with imaginary to provide our residents use of the REHABILITY system. I truly believe that cognitive and motor rehabilitation through serious games represents a missing piece in care for older adults. Being among the first users at the national level puts us in a position to open a pathway, equipping ourselves with quantitative and qualitative tools for care – all for the benefit of the older adults called not to work, but to experiment, play and have fun without feeling like they are forced to do difficult and monotonous exercises. Our education and physiotherapy staff are working to create a new well-being space. Who said playing is a waste of time? For us, it is a smile, accessible rehabilitation, and a better life!

Luca Lodi, contact person of the educational service at the care home Casa di Riposo San Gaetano - Opera don Guanella di Caidate (VA) - Italy

Riccardo Re Physiotherapist specialized in Neuromotor Rehabilitation, Casa di Cura Privata del Policlinico, Milan - Italy

Riccardo Re, Physiotherapist specialized in Neuromotor Rehabilitation, Casa di Cura Privata del Policlinico, Milan - Italy

Annamaria Schena Physiotherapist specialized in Developmental Neuromotor Recovery, General Director, Villa delle Ginestre, Naples - Italy

Annamaria Schena, Physiotherapist specialized in Developmental Neuromotor Recovery, General Director, Villa delle Ginestre, Naples - Italy

Agnieszka Guligowska Łódź Medical University, Lodz - Poland

Agnieszka Guligowska, Lodz Medical University, Łódź - Poland

Eleftherios Stefas Scientific Director of the EVEXIA Rehabilitation Centre, Thessaloniki - Greece

Eleftherios Stefas, Scientific Director of the EVEXIA Rehabilitation Centre, Thessaloniki - Greece

Patients

A.A. 83 years old

A.A. 83 years old

A.M. 78 years old

A.M. 78 years old

G.D. 77 years old

G.D. 77 years old

REHABILITY - Rehabilitation solution of choice

ITALY

AISM (Genova)
A.P.S.P. FONDAZIONE LA ROGGIA (Bolzano)
ASU FC (Friuli Centrale)
AUSL Piacenza
A.O.U. San Luigi Gonzaga (Orbassano, TO)
As.P.I. (Legnano, MI)
Associazione Kreo (Cagliari)
Casa di Cura IGEA spa (Milan)
Casa di riposo San Gaetano - Opera don Guanella di Caidate (VA)
Cooperativa Sociale COOSS MARCHE ONLUS scpa
Fondazione Don Gnocchi (Milan)
Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta (Milan)
IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche (Bologna)
Istituto Auxologico Italiano (Milan)
Istituto Prosperius Tiberino (Umbertide, PG)
KinetiKa Sardegna (Cagliari)
Paim Cooperativa Sociale Onlus (Pisa)
San Camillo IRCCS srl (Lido di Venezia, VE)
Scuola Professionale per Le Professioni Sociali Emmanuel Levinas (Bolzano)
Seniorenheim Leifers/Casa di riposo Laives (Laives, BZ)
Stiftung St. Elisabeth Grieserhof (Bolzano)
Unità Spinale Unipolare, Ospedale Niguarda (Milan)
Department of Public Health - Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Villa delle Ginestre (Volla, NA)

EUROPE

Anagennisi Salonicco (Greece)
Department of Movement Sciences - KU Leuven (Belgium)
Evexia (Greece)
Hospital Universitario Cruces (Spain)
HOY-REHA (Germany)
IKC Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Kinderklinik Schömberg (Germany)
Medical University of Lodz (Poland)
Ordem São Francisco do Porto (Portugal)
Praxis Hellmuth & Thiel Postdam (Germany)
Psihijatrijska bolnica Rab (Croatia)
Schön Klinik (Germany)
tanteLouise (The Netherlands)
U.M.F. Carol Davila Bucuresti (Romania)

ASIA

O’Joy Care Services (Singapore)
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine - University Malaya Medical Centre (Malaysia)

Awards

Highly Commended recognition for Remote Rehab Initiative of the Year

1^st annual Neuro Rehab Times Awards

Digital Innovation Award

PATIENTS' DIGITAL HEALTH AWARDS 2018

Seal of Excellence 2018

European Commission

Nominee innovation of the year award

European Neuro Convention 2018

Awarded at the Pitch Competition

Frontiers Conference 2017

Best presentation award

Healthtech Invest Europe 2017

1^st prize institution & payors category

Digital Awards AboutPharma 2015

Worldwide distributors

Germany

imsimity
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Tel +49 (0) 7724 917 515

B’IMPRESS
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United Kingdom

MD Innovation
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United States

Connor Music Group, LLC
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Tel 615-603-5353

Benelux

Tracoin
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Pakistan

MD Innovation
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To try REHABILITY or receive more information

Game based tele-rehabilitation co-designed with patients Co-designed with patients, physicians and our multidisciplinary team, REHABILITY's cognitive and physical games are the result of many years European scientific research.

Game based tele-rehabilitation
co-designed with patients Co-designed with patients, physicians and our multidisciplinary team, REHABILITY's cognitive and physical games are the result of many years European scientific research.