Programming of neurostimulation therapy

A neurostimulation system comprising:

• a neuromodulation device for controllably delivering neural stimuli, the neuromodulation device comprising:
• a plurality of implantable electrodes;
• a stimulus source configured to deliver neural stimuli via one or more of the implantable electrodes to a neural pathway of a patient;
• and
• a control unit configured to control the stimulus source to deliver each neural stimulus according to one or more stimulus parameters;
• a headset configured to be worn by the patient and to display a virtual object to the patient;
• one or more sensors configured to perceive a gesture of the patient;
• and
• an external computing device comprising a processor in communication with the neuromodulation device, the headset, and the one or more sensors, the processor being configured to:
• instruct the control unit to control the stimulus source to deliver a neural stimulus according to the one or more stimulus parameters;
• transmit the virtual object to the headset for display to the patient;
• receive information indicative of a gesture of the patient from the one or more sensors;
• and
• convert the information indicative of the gesture to a manipulation of the virtual object;
• wherein the virtual object is a virtual human body, and the processor is further configured to:
• convert the manipulation of the virtual human body to feedback about a sensation experienced by the patient in response to the neural stimuli being delivered by the stimulus source.

An automated method of controllably delivering a neural stimulus to a patient, the method comprising:

• delivering neural stimuli to a patient according to one or more stimulus parameters;
• rendering a virtual object to images for display to the patient via a headset configured to be worn by the patient and to display images of a virtual object to the patient;
• receiving information indicative of a gesture of the patient via one or more sensors configured to perceive a gesture of the patient;
• and
• converting the information indicative of the gesture to a manipulation of the virtual object,
• wherein the virtual object is a virtual control object, the method further comprising:
• adjusting a stimulus parameter of the one or more stimulus parameters based on the manipulation of the virtual control object;
• and
• delivering a neural stimulus according to the adjusted stimulus parameter.

An automated method of controllably delivering neural stimuli to a patient, the method comprising:

• delivering neural stimuli to a patient according to one or more stimulus parameters;
• rendering a virtual object to images for display to the patient via a headset configured to be worn by the patient and to display images of a virtual object to the patient;
• receiving information indicative of a gesture of the patient via one or more sensors configured to perceive a gesture of the patient;
• and
• converting the information indicative of the gesture to a manipulation of the virtual object,
• wherein the virtual object is a virtual human body, the method further comprising:
• converting the manipulation of the virtual human body to feedback about a sensation experienced by the patient in response to the neural stimuli.