Originally Kinect sensor has been developed and used only in the game direction, but other sectors, such as medicine, also found a use for this device. Microsoft has placed in your health information blog that Kinect technology can be used to help patients with Parkinson's disease. It is necessary to clarify that the sensor itself will not cure the disease, it will be used in telemedicine, which is the main form of patient care, in which patients receive instructions from doctors of being at home.
While special equipment for telemedicine, as a rule, is quite expensive, Kinect is a mass product and available to a wider audience. Thus, patients will perform a variety of exercises recommended by doctors, which will be analyzed sensors Kinect. And with the built-in camera, patients can communicate with experts from around the world.