Interdisciplinary concepts for design and implementation of mixed reality interactive neurorehabilitation systems for stroke.

ABSTRACT: Interactive neurorehabilitation (INR) systems provide therapy that can evaluate and deliver feedback on a patient's movement computationally. There are currently many approaches to INR design and implementation, without a clear indication of which methods to utilize best. This article presents key interactive computing, motor learning, and media arts concepts utilized by an interdisciplinary group to develop adaptive, mixed reality INR systems for upper extremity therapy of patients with stroke. Two INR systems are used as examples to show how the concepts can be applied within: (1) a small-scale INR clinical study that achieved integrated improvement of movement quality and functionality through continuously supervised therapy and (2) a pilot study that achieved improvement of clinical sc

SUBMITTER: Baran M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4348719 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature