Cruciate ligament injuries are among the most common injuries in sport. Researchers from the ZHAW and ZHdK have developed the ExerUp game in collaboration with a practice partner to help people return to their previous level of activity in addition to physiotherapy . A movement-based game is designed to support injured athletes after a cruciate ligament injury as part of physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Researchers from the ZHAW Department of Health have developed a so-called exergame together with a research team from the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK and the practice partner Sphery. In the ExerUp Game, the game world is projected onto the three walls of an open cube measuring around three by three meters. The athletes solve physical and mental challenges in the ExerCube by performing typical rehabilitation exercises such as squats, lateral jumps or lunges. Movement trackers on the body ensure that the exercises are performed correctly.
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