Immersive Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy for Upper Limb Recovery After Stroke: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was designed to examine the feasibility of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy for upper limb paresis after stroke using a head-mounted display and provide preliminary evidence of efficacy.

Design

Ten outpatients with chronic stroke, upper limb hemiparesis, and a low predisposition for motion sickness completed a 12-session program of 30 mins each of immersive virtual reality mirror therapy. The virtual reality system provided the illusion of movement in the hemiparetic upper limb while suppressing the visual representation of the nonparetic side. Feasibility was assessed via patient compliance, adverse event tracking, the System Usability Scale, and the Simulator Sickness Questionnaire. Preliminary efficacy was evaluated using the Fugl-Meyer Upper

SUBMITTER: Weber LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6697203 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature