Mobile Game-based Virtual Reality Program for Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation
- Authors
- Choi, Yoon-Hee; Paik, Nam-Jong
- Issue Date
- Mar-2018
- Publisher
- MYJoVE Corporation
- Keywords
- Behavior; Issue 133; m-health; rehabilitation; upper limb dysfunction; stroke; ischemic stroke; virtual reality
- Citation
- Journal of Visualized Experiments, no.133
- Journal Title
- Journal of Visualized Experiments
- Number
- 133
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/6144
- DOI
- 10.3791/56241
- ISSN
- 1940-087X
- Abstract
- Stroke rehabilitation requires repetitive, intensive, goal-oriented therapy. Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to satisfy these requirements. Game-based therapy can promote patients' engagement in rehabilitation therapy as a more interesting and a motivating tool. Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs can provide personalized home-based therapy with interactive communication between patients and clinicians. In this study, a mobile VR upper extremity rehabilitation program using game applications was developed. The findings from the study show that the mobile game-based VR program effectively promotes upper extremity recovery in patients with stroke. In addition, patients completed two weeks of treatment using the program without adverse effects and were generally satisfied with the program. This mobile game-based VR upper extremity rehabilitation program can substitute for some parts of the conventional therapy that are delivered one-on-one by an occupational therapist. This time-efficient, easy to implement, and clinically effective program would be a good candidate tool for tele-rehabilitation for upper extremity recovery in patients with stroke. Patients and therapists can collaborate remotely through these e-health rehabilitation programs while reducing economic and social costs.
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