Telerehabilitation systems that support physical therapy sessions anywhere can help save healthcare costs while also improving the quality of life of the users that need rehabilitation. The main contribution of this paper is to present, as a whole, all the features supported by the innovative Kinect-based Telerehabilitation System (KiReS). In addition to the functionalities provided by current systems, it handles two new ones that could be incorporated into them, in order to give a step forward towards a new generation of telerehabilitation systems. The knowledge extraction functionality handles knowledge about the physical therapy record of patients and treatment protocols described in an ontology, named TRHONT, to select the adequate exercises for the rehabilitation of patients. The teleimmersion functionality provides a convenient, effective and user-friendly experience when performing the telerehabilitation, through a two-way real-time multimedia communication. The ontology contains about 2300 classes and 100 properties, and the system allows a reliable transmission of Kinect video depth, audio and skeleton data, being able to adapt to various network conditions. Moreover, the system has been tested with patients who suffered from shoulder disorders or total hip replacement.

翻译：支持任何地点物理治疗疗程的远程康复系统有助于节省医疗成本，同时改善需要康复用户的生活质量。本文的主要贡献在于全面呈现基于Kinect的创新远程康复系统（KiReS）所具备的全部功能。除现有系统的功能外，该系统还处理两种可集成至现有系统的新功能，以推动新一代远程康复系统的发展。知识提取功能通过处理患者物理治疗记录及名为TRHONT的本体中描述的治疗协议，可为患者康复选择适当的练习。远程沉浸功能通过双向实时多媒体通信，在执行远程康复时提供便捷、有效且用户友好的体验。该本体包含约2300个类和100个属性，系统能够可靠传输Kinect视频深度、音频和骨骼数据，并适应多种网络条件。此外，该系统已在患有肩关节疾病或全髋关节置换术的患者中进行了测试。