A Clinical Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System for Phobia Treatment

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barnabas Takacs ◽  
Lajos Simon
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation

scholarly journals Tele-Rehabilitation for Postural Control by Means of Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System in an Adolescent With Motor Disorder: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Menici ◽  
Veronica Barzacchi ◽  
Silvia Filogna ◽  
Elena Beani ◽  
Francesca Tinelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Motor Disorder ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Home Training ◽  
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation ◽  
At Home

The coming of an unforeseen and hostile event such as the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about various changes in everyone's daily life. During the lockdown period, a huge number of restrictions were imposed, hence interrupting a wide range of activities previously proven to be necessary for some people. Due to the circumstances, rehabilitation treatments for children with neurodevelopmental disorders have been suspended, resulting in consequent distress for the children themselves and their parents. To overcome this problem, a tele-rehabilitation approach has proven to be an excellent solution to give continuity to children's rehabilitation. The tele-rehabilitation approach allows access to rehabilitation services directly from home. During lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS) HomeKit, developed by Khymeia, was employed as a rehabilitation system for the treatment of posture and balance of an adolescent with disabilities for the first time ever. Specifically, a 17-year-old female patient was enrolled and evaluated by the clinical staff before and after the home-training sessions. The system was delivered to the patient's home so that she could perform the tasks in a familiar environment, while under the supervision of the clinical staff. Through a specific platform, using different modules of the system, therapists could remotely check that the proposed exercises were properly performed and provide feedback and/or increase the difficulty according to the patient's needs and progress. Therefore, the treatment performed was carried out at home in a personalized, intensive, and playful way; characteristics do not present in a traditional treatment. Our results are promising and demonstrate both the efficacy of rehabilitation exercises carried out at home and the feasibility of home-based rehabilitation, when using the VRRS HomeKit even with adolescents. The VRRS HomeKit presents some limitations, such as the need to have the line connection and free space at home, the presence of technical issues, and the education of parents and patients to understand the instructions. Despite the limitations, this study provides the basis for continuing the experience of tele-rehabilitation on patients with a motor disorder also by customizing the exercises to their characteristics.

Action Reproducer: Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System to Reduce Fear of Walking

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minori Unno ◽  
Yusuke Kikuchi ◽  
Kentaro Yamaoka ◽  
Gaku Sueta ◽  
Vibol Yem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation

Effects of home-based virtual reality telerehabilitation system in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 1357633X2110548
Author(s):  
Chiara Pagliari ◽  
Sonia Di Tella ◽  
Johanna Jonsdottir ◽  
Laura Mendozzi ◽  
Marco Rovaris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Usual Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Virtual Reality Rehabilitation

Background and objective Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system that can lead to severe motor disability. The aim of this study was to verify the health care effects of an integrated telerehabilitation approach involving dual-domains (motor and cognitive) in people with multiple sclerosis using a virtual reality rehabilitation system compared to a home-based conventional rehabilitative intervention usual care for patient-relevant outcomes (motor, cognitive and participation). Methods This multicentre interventional, randomized controlled trial included 70 participants with multiple sclerosis, 35 in the telerehabilitation group (30 sessions of home-based virtual reality rehabilitation system training, five sessions for week each lasting 45 min) and 35 in the usual care group (30 sessions of conventional treatment, five sessions for week). Participants completed the assessment of motor, cognitive and participation outcomes at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment. Results In total, 63.3% of the telerehabilitation group exhibited improvement in the physical domain of the quality of life ( p = 0.045). The telerehabilitation group showed greater improvement than the usual care group in Mini-BESTest domains of balance ( p = 0.014), postural control ( p = 0.024), and dynamic walking ( p = 0.020) at post-treatment. Higher adherence was registered for telerehabilitation compared with usual care (86.67% vs . 80.0%). Discussion This study provides evidence that people with multiple sclerosis can benefit from telerehabilitation treatment in the physical domain of the quality of life and motor symptoms. Moreover, considering the persistent COVID-19 emergency, telerehabilitation can represent an effective telemedicine solution for safely delivering effective rehabilitation care to people with multiple sclerosis. Trial registration number and trial register This trial was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03444454).

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