Open AccessPatients' Use of a Home-Based Virtual Reality System to Provide Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb Following Stroke
Author(s) -
Penny Standen,
Kate Threapleton,
Louise Connell,
Andy Richardson,
David Brown,
Steven Battersby,
Chris Sutton,
Fran Platts
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20130564
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , virtual reality , stroke (engine) , medicine , physical therapy , computer science , human–computer interaction , engineering , mechanical engineering
A low-cost virtual reality system that translates movements of the hand, fingers, and thumb into game play was designed to provide a flexible and motivating approach to increasing adherence to home-based rehabilitation.
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