Abstract
Many common injuries can be treated effectively with
physiotherapy, but getting access to this treatment is
difficult for those living in remote or rural locations. To
help formulate design requirements for next-generation
tools for supporting remote physiotherapy (i.e.
telerehabilitation), we conducted design sessions with five
practicing physiotherapists. We developed three technology
probes as prompts for these discussions, helping us to gain
an understanding of physiotherapists’ activities and
communication practices. Our analysis shows that
telerehabilitation tools should be specifically designed to
address communication and work in relation to clients’
physical bodies, and that visual communication can be
enhanced through augmentation to videoconferencing tools
and accessible hardware to account for a lack of tactile
communication.
Refereed
No
