Rehabilitation for Children With Dystonic Cerebral Palsy Using Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common developmental motor disorder in children. Individuals with CP demonstrate abnormal muscle tone and motor control. Within the population of children with CP, between 4% and 17% present dystonic symptoms that may manifest as large errors in movement tasks, high variability in movement trajectories, and undesired movements at rest. These symptoms of dystonia typically worsen with physical intervention exercises.

Objective

The aim of this study is to establish the effect of haptic feedback in a virtual reality (VR) game intervention on movement outcomes of children with dystonic CP.

Methods

The protocol describes a randomized controlled trial that uses a VR game-based intervention incorporating fully automated robotic hapt

SUBMITTER: McNish RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682270 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature