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Mr Zixin Tian
PhD Student

Research area(s)

Zixin's research mainly focuses on the application of virtual reality technology in the rehabilitation of Parkinson's disease patients' lower extremity function. It is committed to optimizing and improving the rehabilitation methods of patients with Parkinson's disease through the research and analysis of existing rehabilitation modalities, thereby establishing a completely new rehabilitation program based on virtual reality technology. As an interdisciplinary research, the project involves design, virtual reality technology, rehabilitation medicine, pathophysiology and neurology. At the same time, the research will also be possible to discuss the user experience and use psychology of patients with Parkinson's disease when using relevant equipment for rehabilitation training.

Research Interests

  • The application of virtual reality technology in rehabilitation medicine, especially Parkinson's disease, aims to expand the applicability of virtual reality technology.
  • The design of virtual reality application program suitable for rehabilitation training of patients with Parkinson's disease.
  • To explore the behavioral and psychological research of Parkinson's disease patients on the rehabilitation mode based on virtual reality technology.