Impact of virtual embodiment and exercises on functional ability and range of motion in orthopedic rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT: Recent evidence supports the use of immersive virtual reality (immersive VR) as a means of applying visual feedback techniques in neurorehabilitation. In this study, we investigated the benefits of an embodiment-based immersive VR training program for orthopedic upper limb rehabilitation, with the aim of improving the motor functional ability of the arm and accelerating the rehabilitation process in patients with a conservatively managed distal radius fracture. We designed a rehabilitation program based on developing ownership over a virtual arm and then exercising it in immersive VR. We carried out a between 3-group controlled trial with 54 patients (mean age = 61.80 ± 14.18): 20 patients were assigned to the experimental training group (immersive VR), 20 to the conventional digit mobiliz

SUBMITTER: Matamala-Gomez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943096 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature