Virtual Reality for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Patients With Obstetric Brachial Palsy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstetric brachial palsy (OBP) is a pathology caused by complications during childbirth because of cervical spine elongation, affecting the motor and sensory innervation of the upper limbs. The most common lesion occurs on the C5 and C6 nerve branches, known as Erb-Duchenne palsy. The least common lesion is when all nerve roots are affected (C5-T1), which has the worst prognosis. Virtual reality (VR) is commonly used in neurological rehabilitation for the evaluation and treatment of physical deficits.

Objective

This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy of VR in the rehabilitation of upper limb function in patients with OBP.

Methods

A search was performed according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 20

SUBMITTER: De Miguel-Rubio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10365570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature