TheraGame: A home based virtual reality rehabilitation system

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-270

  Kizony, Rachel ^a   Weiss, Patrice L ^a   Shahar, Meir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Home based rehabilitation; neurological rehabilitation; video capture; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECREATION; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 34247195421     PISSN: 21911231     EISSN: 21910367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2006.5.3.265     Document Type: Article

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