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Use of Virtual Reality to Enhance Hand Function Post-Stroke
Merians
To examine whether motor skills acquired through repetitive practice in a virtual reality environment improves recovery of function in the hemiparetic hand of patients in the chronic phase post-stroke.
Virtual Reality Using Telerehabilitation
Lewis
Create a system where a therapist can oversee performance and prescribe treatment in real time from a remote location. The remote therapist has the ability to view 3D mockups of the simulation and movement of the extremity being exercised. This is applied to a range of virtual rehabilitation programs to determine the effectiveness of remote therapy, and refine the strategy for home-use, for these particular systems.
Testing the Part-to-Whole Task Training Assumption
The kinematics and EMG of healthy individuals during the performance
of an upper extremity therapeutic activities and related functional
tasks were compared to identify invariant features of the movements.
Stability of these invariant features were then tested in a model
of patients with shoulder pathology. (link to specific pubs: )
Sit-to Stand Behavior in Children
Using kinematics and kinetics the sit-to- stand behavior of 6-7
and 9-10 years olds has been described and compared to that of healthy
adults.
Use of VR technology for rehabilitation of individuals
with musculoskeletal conditions
Pilot study to determine the feasibility of using VR technology
for rehabilitation of impairments of strength and flexibility for
individuals with acute and sub-acute musculoskeletal injuries. (Eurohaptics,
2001?)
Validation of VR Technology for Training the Lower
Extremity
Development and refinement of a lower extremity robotic device
that is linked to a virtual environment. Study served to validate
the devices diagnostic capabilities to distinguish between the affected
and unaffected sides of individuals with chronic ankle sprains or
other lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries (pubs: Girone 2000
and 2001 MMVR and Autonomic Robots papers)
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