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From Play to Progress: LusioMATE’s Impact on Physiotherapy for Autistic Children

From Play to Progress: LusioMATE’s Impact on Physiotherapy for Autistic Children

Introduction Engaging children in physiotherapy, especially those with diverse needs like autism, is a challenging task. However, LusioMATE, an innovative game-based platform, is making this easier by transforming physiotherapy into...

Innovation and Recognition: Lusio Rehab's Trailblazing 2023 in Assistive Technology

Innovation and Recognition: Lusio Rehab's Trailblazing 2023 in Assistive Technology

A Year of Triumph As we reflect on an extraordinary year at Lusio Rehab, we're filled with immense gratitude and pride for the trio of prestigious industry accolades that came...

Emma Deede smiles brightly at the camera, radiating positivity in her wheelchair, with the engaging LusioMATE system visible in the background, showcasing the innovative physical therapy technology she's using.

Revolutionising At-Home Physical Therapy: Emma's Journey

Discover Emma's transformative journey with LusioMATE, where traditional at-home therapy challenges turned into an engaging and motivating experience. This blog post explores how LusioMATE's innovative exergames revolutionized Emma's therapy, leading to remarkable physical improvements and a significant boost in self-esteem. Learn how this technology is making physical therapy rewarding and empowering children like Emma to embrace their capabilities with confidence.

Why Active Participation Matters in Early Intervention

Why Active Participation Matters in Early Intervention

In the world of healthcare, early intervention is a powerful approach that can make a difference in the lives of individuals facing various challenges. It can be used throughout...

Supporting Cerebral Palsy: The LusioMATE Advantage

Supporting Cerebral Palsy: The LusioMATE Advantage

Beyond traditional therapy, LusioMATE is effective for rehabilitation. But how about for people with cerebral palsy? At Lusio Rehab, our mission is simple yet profound: to enhance the...

How Assistive Technology Advances Healthcare Accessibility and Remote Support

How Assistive Technology Advances Healthcare Accessibility and Remote Support

In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, technology has become a formidable ally in our quest for improved accessibility and remote support. One remarkable facet of this tech-driven transformation is...

How Assistive Devices Help Students with Disabilities

How Assistive Devices Help Students with Disabilities

Assistive devices have revolutionised the educational landscape for students with disabilities by providing them with the tools and support they need to thrive academically. These devices, ranging from simple tools...

7 Early Intervention Strategies You Shouldn't Miss

7 Early Intervention Strategies You Shouldn't Miss

Early intervention is like getting a head start on a challenge – it can make all the difference. It acts as a crucial compass in navigating the path to optimal...

Beyond Traditional Therapy: Comparing VR vs LusioMATE for Effective Rehabilitation

Beyond Traditional Therapy: Comparing VR vs LusioMATE for Effective Rehabilitation

In a world where technology is rapidly advancing, traditional therapy approaches are embracing innovation to redefine the way we approach rehabilitation. For instance, gaming therapy is a fusion of technology...

How Assistive Technology Benefits Individuals in Need

How Assistive Technology Benefits Individuals in Need

Assistive technology plays a pivotal role in transforming the lives of individuals in need. In an era where technological advancements are reshaping the landscape of healthcare and support, there are...

How the Xbox Adaptive Controller Is Changing the Game

How the Xbox Adaptive Controller Is Changing the Game

The world of gaming has always been about breaking barriers, challenging limits and immersing players in captivating virtual worlds. But what if those barriers weren't just the ones we find...

How LusioMATE Enhances Early Intervention

How LusioMATE Enhances Early Intervention

Early intervention is key to unlocking the potential of individuals, regardless of age, who require support due to disabilities, injuries or any other medical conditions. Addressing these challenges early on...

The Science Behind Gaming Therapy: Exploring Its Benefits and Application

The Science Behind Gaming Therapy: Exploring Its Benefits and Application

Gaming therapy is a novel treatment modality that has gained increasing attention and recognition in recent years. Based on the use of video games and other digital media, gaming therapy...

The Importance of Wearable Devices in Neuro Rehabilitation

The Importance of Wearable Devices in Neuro Rehabilitation

Neurological disorders can be debilitating, and the road to recovery can be a long and arduous journey. However, advancements in technology have opened up new possibilities for neuro rehabilitation. Wearable...

The Role of Technology in Chronic Pain Management

The Role of Technology in Chronic Pain Management

Chronic pain affects millions of Australians and can have a significant impact on their quality of life. Whilst traditional pain management methods like medication and physical therapy can be...

The Different Types of Assistive Technology

The Different Types of Assistive Technology

Assistive technology refers to devices, equipment or software that are designed to enhance the independence, mobility, communication and overall quality of life of individuals with disabilities. In this article, we...

5 Reasons You Need an Early Intervention Program in Your Workplace

5 Reasons You Need an Early Intervention Program in Your Workplace

In today's fast-paced and demanding work environments, employers must prioritise the well-being and health of their employees. One effective way to achieve this is by implementing an early intervention program...

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Trends and Innovations to Watch in Assistive Technology

Assistive technology plays a vital role in improving the lives of individuals with disabilities, as it enables them to overcome challenges and achieve greater independence. As technology continues to advance...

How Gaming Therapy Aids in Chronic Pain Management

How Gaming Therapy Aids in Chronic Pain Management

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide, causing physical, emotional and psychological distress. It disrupts daily life as it limits mobility, productivity and overall well-being....

7 Top Tips for Finding and Buying Assistive Technology

7 Top Tips for Finding and Buying Assistive Technology

Assistive technology plays a vital role in enhancing accessibility and promoting independence for individuals with diverse needs. Whether you require support in mobility, communication or everyday tasks, finding the right...

Why Is Early Intervention with Physical Therapy Beneficial?

Why Is Early Intervention with Physical Therapy Beneficial?

Early intervention plays a crucial role in healthcare, particularly when it comes to physical therapy. By identifying and addressing issues at their earliest stages, individuals can benefit from faster recovery,...

Play, Heal, Thrive: The Wonderful Benefits of Gaming Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation

Play, Heal, Thrive: The Wonderful Benefits of Gaming Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation

Recovering from a stroke or managing a disability or injury can be a challenging journey. Traditional therapies offer effective rehabilitation, but what if there was a more exciting and...

What Is NDIS Low-Cost Assistive Technology?

What Is NDIS Low-Cost Assistive Technology?

Assistive technology plays a crucial role in empowering individuals with disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives. For those in Australia, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides support and...

How Early Intervention and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Are Changing Lives

How Early Intervention and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Are Changing Lives

In Australia, people with disabilities are assisted through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It offers financial support so that people can enjoy greater freedom, access to skills, tools, jobs...

Value-Based Care: What Is It?

Value-Based Care: What Is It?

Value-based care is a healthcare delivery approach in which providers are compensated depending on the patient's health outcomes. In healthcare, the ‘value’ is determined by measuring the patient's health outcomes...

A Brief Look At Assistive Technology In Australia

A Brief Look At Assistive Technology In Australia

Assistive technology includes devices and software programs designed to help individuals with disabilities or difficulties in performing daily tasks. In Australia, these technologies have become increasingly important and widespread in...

The Positive Effects of Exergaming on Dementia

The Positive Effects of Exergaming on Dementia

Dementia is the deficiency of mental abilities that influences an individual's everyday existence. People with dementia exhibit a group of symptoms, including memory loss, spatial and visual ability deterioration, disorientation,...

The Exergame: A Promising Rehabilitation Tool for Physical Therapy

The Exergame: A Promising Rehabilitation Tool for Physical Therapy

What is an exergame? What is the concept behind it? Exergaming is a recent phenomenon in the fitness and rehab industries, which is a wonderful combination of exercise and video...

Your Quick Guide To Stroke Rehabilitation

Your Quick Guide To Stroke Rehabilitation

Stroke rehabilitation programs are the primary way for recovery for stroke patients. According to the World Stroke Organization, about 12.2 million people worldwide have a stroke in a year, and...

Everything You Should Know About Strokes

Everything You Should Know About Strokes

With stroke cases increasing amongst younger populations globally, and the life altering disability they can cause should you be lucky enough to survive, it is essential to understand their causes...

Is Early Intervention Effective in the Rehabilitation Process?

Is Early Intervention Effective in the Rehabilitation Process?

Rehabilitation is the process of restoring someone to health or normal life through training and therapy after illness, trauma or injury, more often than not supervised by a health professional. ...

Steps To Follow After A Workplace Injury: A Quick Guide

Steps To Follow After A Workplace Injury: A Quick Guide

Even post-Pandemic, and the new prevalence of ‘at home’ working, many workers still spend more time at work than they do in their homes. It is essential therefore that work...

Understanding The Different Types Of Workplace Injuries And Ways To Prevent Them

Understanding The Different Types Of Workplace Injuries And Ways To Prevent Them

If you are struggling with any injuries caused by work, don't worry. You’re not alone; many people are dealing with workplace injuries. However, even a minor injury can lead to...

What to Anticipate During Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

What to Anticipate During Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation

Recovering from a stroke is hard enough and learning what to expect during stroke rehabilitation can seem daunting. However, understanding the basics of what to anticipate and working closely with...

Why Is Rehabilitation Useful for Disability?

Why Is Rehabilitation Useful for Disability?

According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 2.4 billion people currently living with a medical condition or disability that benefits from rehabilitation. This group of people benefit...

App Development Paper Published

App Development Paper Published

An insightful paper on App development for children with disabilities entitled... Intervention Mapping of a Gamified Therapy Prescription App for Children With Disabilities: User-Centered Design Approach After reading the paper,...

Lusio @ Arab Health 2022

Lusio @ Arab Health 2022

Late January 2022 saw Lusio Rehab showcase and launch LusioMATE in the exciting Middle East / North Africa (MENA) region. We attended the fantastic Arab Health Expo 2022, exhibiting as...

NDIS Costs are on Track but More Support Needed for Children

NDIS Costs are on Track but More Support Needed for Children

Let’s have a look at this article written by Helen Dickinson which deals with an interesting topic on the NDIS: the needs and the costs.According to several reports, more and more...

"We can all do good work that matters"

"We can all do good work that matters"

We love this inspiring article from Roland Naufal who advises organizations to "work with their compass and ditch the map". He supports the thought of Seth Godin “we can all...

Misunderstandings in Healthcare Field

Misunderstandings in Healthcare Field

We love this article written by Sarah Gingold about misunderstandings between the NDIS decision maker and doctors. Jargon and trained language is unique in all fields and industries and there is...

Digital Health Startups Should Try Need-Driven Innovation

Digital Health Startups Should Try Need-Driven Innovation

We are convinced through experimentation and experience that the medical profession should adopt targeted technological tools to improve the efficiency of their services as well as the clinical results for...

Can the Clash of Cultures between the Healthcare and Biotech Industries Create Innovative Healthcare Solutions?

Can the Clash of Cultures between the Healthcare and Biotech Industries Create Innovative Healthcare Solutions?

I just found this interesting article on LinkedIn written by Julie Kliger (recognised by LinkedIn as a "Top Voice" in Health Care in 2015, 2016 & 2017) talking about the cultural divide between the...

The Advantages of Healthcare Adopting New Technologies

The Advantages of Healthcare Adopting New Technologies

I love this article that tackles: “Healthcare Technology is changing fast, but maybe not as quickly as we would hope. Is 2018 the year health systems and insurance companies decide...

Goal Directed Therapy - Our Early Inspiration

Lusio Started Life making games to motivate kids to practice the movements that would enable them to habilitate. Very early on in the founding of Lusio we were lucky enough to meet the wonderful Cerebral Palsy Alliance.

Web Based Exercise Programming Improves Home Exercise Adherence

Web Based Exercise Programming Improves Home Exercise Adherence

This 2019 study published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation set out to explore whether or not a web-based exercise programming system improves adherence to a home...

Fun in Therapy Leads to Better Outcomes

Fun in Therapy Leads to Better Outcomes

This is a great Tedx by US-based fellow Australian David Putrino on the clinical outcomes achieved by patients when fun is intentionally included as part of their therapy program. He...

Exploring the Benefits of Different Game Types in Therapy.

Exploring the Benefits of Different Game Types in Therapy.

I have found this article on the NCBI website, written by H. Lynn Horne-Moyer, Brian H. Moyer, Drew C. Messer and Elizabeth S. Messer, which is really interesting and thorough...

There is No Age Limit to FUN Rehab

There is No Age Limit to FUN Rehab

Lusio Rehab started designing fun video games mainly for the habilitation of children and adults with disabilities. This method allows children to gain movement functionality in a fun way and...

Therapy Through Tetris? We're Convinced Enough to Try!

Therapy Through Tetris? We're Convinced Enough to Try!

Before we share the research. We read enough in these research papers from academics to believe in exploring the connection between Tetris and Therapy. And so, early in 2019, we...

Exercise Intensity Levels Up with Gaming

Exercise Intensity Levels Up with Gaming

NEW for 2021 - Lusio Caveman and Lusio Neon Drift

NEW for 2021 - Lusio Caveman and Lusio Neon Drift

Lusio Caveman This is a FUN and engaging game for players of ALL ages, turning you into a hunter gatherer as a Flintstones style caveman looking to collect coloured gems...

Lusio Rolling Ball 3D

Lusio Rolling Ball 3D

Wooshka! This one is going to get the heart racing.

Lusio Flying Rocket Game

Lusio Flying Rocket Game

This is a great game for anyone who would like to improve their gross movement skills. The most amazing thing about the Lusio Flying Rocket game is that it shows the...

Lusio Plumber Puzzle

Lusio Plumber Puzzle

This week we invite you to play an amazing game called Lusio Plumber Puzzle. It's all about connecting pipes together to save water and at the same time smashing your...

The Keith Family and LusioMATE

The Keith Family and LusioMATE

The Keith family is one of LusioMATE's early adopters and awesome supporters. They kindly helped us review some Lusio games and you can read about their recent experience below. We hope they continue trying...

Raccoon Rescue Game - Review By Weh Yeoh

Raccoon Rescue Game - Review By Weh Yeoh

Raccoon Rescue is a fun and addictive game which children (and adults!) will not want to stop playing. It's great for control and worked well when I tried it for...

The ALL NEW LusioMATE App !

The ALL NEW LusioMATE App !

First and foremost, from all at Team Lusio, we hope that your 2022 has got off to an excellent start! As we hit February we are so incredibly thrilled to...

LusioMATE and Prodeo US partnership

LusioMATE teams up with Prodeo in the US.

Advanced Exergame Boosts Physical Therapy Adherence “My patients and I now find physical therapy to be FUN and nearly addictive!” PRODEO™ is excited to introduce LusioMATE™ to the US...

Meet CoordiKids!

Meet CoordiKids!

We are always excited when we stumble across a business doing great things. This has never been more true than when we found Coordikids after a chance message exchange on...

Using Failure to Create The Life Wanted

Using Failure to Create The Life Wanted

A big thank you to Nicole Yeates for sharing her remarkable personal story with us for Lusio Talks. Nicole is a Keynote Speaker 🗣️, Brain Health Educator 🧠, Rehabilitation Counsellor & Best...

A Symbiotic Relationship - AT Developer, Therapist and Client

A Symbiotic Relationship - AT Developer, Therapist and Client

A couple of weeks ago we received a wonderful video and story about a movement goal breakthrough for one of our very special Lusio Family members, Felix. I’d like to...

NEW GAME - Lusio Colour Jump

NEW GAME - Lusio Colour Jump

💥EPIC NEW Lusio Colour Jump is now LAUNCHED💥 Download today from the App or Play Stores and get playing this great new LusioMATE game for some FUN physical therapy. 🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪Based...

An OT Student's View on LusioMATE

An OT Student's View on LusioMATE

When chatting to Arran Keith’s Mum recently, she suggested that we might like to have a chat with Arran’s support worker. She thought her experience of working with Arran, and...

Lusio Family Facebook Group

Lusio Family Facebook Group

A couple of months ago we launched the Lusio Family Facebook Group, a private group that we set up on the Facebook platform with a view to having a specific...

Lusio Rehab YouTube Channel Launches

Lusio Rehab YouTube Channel Launches

Lusio Rehab on the TV….well YouTube. We’ve for a long time had a YouTube channel but if we’re honest it has sat fairly dormant whilst we have been so concentrated...

Two New Games Incoming

Two New Games Incoming

The Lusio Game Team is excited to announce two new games are being launched on Friday October 30. Lusio Cave Man and Lusio Neon Drift are the latest games from the...

LusioMATE Helping Adults with Chronic Conditions

LusioMATE Helping Adults with Chronic Conditions

At Lusio Rehab we are supremely privileged to meet, interact and work with some amazing people; from clinicians, carers, parents, kids and others, like us, working in this space, there...

A Study into the Barriers to Physiotherapy Treatment Adherence

A Study into the Barriers to Physiotherapy Treatment Adherence

Lusio HQ was forwarded a very interesting report from a study into what barriers there are to sticking to prescribed physiotherapy programs. Carried out in the UK in the early...

inc kid Clothing: A Brand Breathing Inclusion

A Lusio Family Sibling Story

A Lusio Family Sibling Story

In last month’s Lusio Talks we featured a great organisation, Siblings Australia, and the wonderful work they do in recognising and supporting siblings in families with disability. It got us...

Remarkable Design-athon

Remarkable Design-athon

Remarkable’s mission is to develop tech and innovation that drives the inclusion of people with disability, and this year they're inviting you to take part in their Design-athon! Team Lusio...

The Power of Nurtured Sibling Relationships

The Power of Nurtured Sibling Relationships

In a recent article in the National Disability Outlook 2020 publication, Kate Strohm provided some wonderful insights in to both the unique relationship of siblings, and the work of the...

Social Media: A Force for Good

Social Media: A Force for Good

In these unprecedented times and this extraordinary year of 2020, I certainly have found myself often exasperated at some of the content that has rolled through my news feeds. At...

Stepping Up for STEPtember

Stepping Up for STEPtember

Team Lusio is made up of Founder and CEO Justin, Accountant Hossein, Comms Manager Robin and our new team member John, who has recently joined us within our Client Engagement/Support...

New Improved Lusio Bear’s Quest

New Improved Lusio Bear’s Quest

Although it has been a favourite since its original launch the feedback had always been that Lusio Bear’s Quest was a little lacking from a game play perspective. As fun...

STEPtember 2020 Incoming

STEPtember 2020 Incoming

The Cerebral Palsy Alliance are excited to let everyone know registrations are now open for STEPtember 2020. As Australia's leading health and wellness fundraising event, they are looking for us all to step...

Offline Gaming Functionality is Here

Offline Gaming Functionality is Here

Technical challenges and issues are a constant in any tech development space and it requires innovation and adaptation to get around them. Working with the wonderful Grace Hartono from kidscoaching.co.id...

Never Stop Learning Lusio

Never Stop Learning Lusio

Training with LusioMATE is absolutely fundamental to getting the best outcomes from it. We at Lusio HQ are acutely aware of this, and even more so of our responsibility to...

Meet Our First Brand Ambassador

Determination, inspiration, tenacity, resilience, perseverance... I could happily go on rolling adjectives off the tongue, when pausing to think about the incredible humans we cross paths with in our experiences...

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