Self-directed arm therapy at home after stroke with a sensor-based virtual reality training system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effect of rehabilitative training after stroke is dose-dependent. Out-patient rehabilitation training is often limited by transport logistics, financial resources and a lack of motivation/compliance. We studied the feasibility of an unsupervised arm therapy for self-directed rehabilitation therapy in patients' homes.

Methods

An open-label, single group study involving eleven patients with hemiparesis due to stroke (27 ± 31.5 months post-stroke) was conducted. The patients trained with an inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based virtual reality system (ArmeoSenso) in their homes for six weeks. The self-selected dose of training with ArmeoSenso was the principal outcome measure whereas the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper extremity (FMA-UE), the Wolf Motor Functi

SUBMITTER: Wittmann F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4982313 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature