Neurorehabilitation of the upper extremity - immersive virtual reality vs. electromechanically assisted training. A comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe paresis of the contralesional upper extremity is one of the most common and debilitating post-stroke impairments. The need for cost-effective high-intensity training is driving the development of new technologies, which can complement and extent conventional therapies. Apart from established methods using electromechanical devices, immersive virtual reality (iVR) systems hold promise to provide cost-efficient high-intensity arm training.

Objective

We investigated whether iVR-based arm training yields at least equivalent effects on upper extremity function as compared to an electromechanically assisted training in stroke patients with severe arm paresis.

Methods

52 stroke patients with severe arm paresis received a total of ten daily group therapy ses

SUBMITTER: Lulsdorff K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768030 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature