Health Technologies:

MARS™: Turning Rehabilitation Into Measurable Play

Sarah Elizabeth Rebstock, M.D., M.S.

• Pediatric Anesthesiologist and Pain Specialist
• Children’s Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center

Profile Sarah Rebstock

MARS (Monitored Augmented Rehabilitation System) is a clinically validated, FDA-recognized digital rehabilitation platform that turns physical therapy into immersive, game-based play while objectively measuring recovery. Using a smart motion-tracking camera and heart-rate variability sensors, MARS captures how well patients move, how hard they are working, and how their bodies respond in real time. This solves a major problem in rehabilitation: poor engagement and the lack of objective data to prove progress to clinicians and insurers. Developed and deployed at Children’s Health and UT Southwestern, MARS has already demonstrated improved motivation, endurance, and functional outcomes in pediatric patients. With a clear regulatory path, strong clinical adoption, and expansion potential into home-based and adult rehabilitation, MARS is positioned to become a scalable, data-driven rehabilitation platform.