Clinical Application of Virtual Reality for Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation in Stroke: Review of Technologies and Clinical Evidence

Journal of Clinical Medicine

Sungmin Cho¹  Jeonghun Ku²  Han-Jeong Hwang³  Won-Seok Kim⁴  Nam-Jong Paik⁴  Kiwon Lee⁵  Yuhee Kim⁵ 

[1] Delvine Inc., Seoul 08788, Korea;Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Korea;Department of Electronics and Information, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea;Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13620, Korea;Ybrain Research Institute, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13449, Korea;

关键词: virtual reality;    stroke;    rehabilitation;    hemiplegia;    recovery of function;    neuronal plasticity;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jcm9103369

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Neurorehabilitation for stroke is important for upper limb motor recovery. Conventional rehabilitation such as occupational therapy has been used, but novel technologies are expected to open new opportunities for better recovery. Virtual reality (VR) is a technology with a set of informatics that provides interactive environments to patients. VR can enhance neuroplasticity and recovery after a stroke by providing more intensive, repetitive, and engaging training due to several advantages, including: (1) tasks with various difficulty levels for rehabilitation, (2) augmented real-time feedback, (3) more immersive and engaging experiences, (4) more standardized rehabilitation, and (5) safe simulation of real-world activities of daily living. In this comprehensive narrative review of the application of VR in motor rehabilitation after stroke, mainly for the upper limbs, we cover: (1) the technologies used in VR rehabilitation, including sensors; (2) the clinical application of and evidence for VR in stroke rehabilitation; and (3) considerations for VR application in stroke rehabilitation. Meta-analyses for upper limb VR rehabilitation after stroke were identified by an online search of Ovid-MEDLINE, Ovid-EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and KoreaMed. We expect that this review will provide insights into successful clinical applications or trials of VR for motor rehabilitation after stroke.

【 授权许可】

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