MAT - Multimodal Assessment & Therapy Device
Presenter
Alyssa Murphy
Document Type
Prototype
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
Multimodal Assessment and Therapy (MAT) is a device for upper limb mobility assessment and rehabilitation with enhanced accessibility features. The system tracks patient progress through sensors, LEDs, and a microprocessor, enabling diverse therapy and assessment regimens such as shoulder rehabilitation, shoulder flexion, extension, rotation, and testing used for those experiencing arthritis, cognitive challenges, and rotator cuff surgical recovery. MAT’s framework expands or contracts depending on the patient’s height, arm length, and through individualized assessment or therapy protocol. Depending on the test protocol, different arrays of LEDs light up, allowing their response time and accuracy to be recorded throughout the progression. Useability and human factors informed the design process, leading to innovations such as optimized user-specific identifiers, improved visual cues, and an app feature to enhance engagement. This device includes an expandable curved backboard for adaptability and integrating clinician-facing and patient-facing accessibility updates, including larger text options and low color palettes. This allows MAT to be an inexpensive, transportable device that can be used in a multitude of settings. Future goals include improving the app interfaces, accessible auditory output strategies, and increasing user customization.
Faculty Mentor
Nicole Urban, Ph.D.
Academic Discipline
College of Engineering & Design; College of Arts & Sciences
Repository Citation
Murphy, Alyssa; Pereira, Hannah; Martinez, Kristen; and Edwards, Mekhi, "MAT - Multimodal Assessment & Therapy Device" (2025). Student Research Design & Innovation Symposium. 249.
https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/innov_symposium/249
