Critical illness VR rehabilitation device (X-VR-D): Evaluation of the potential use for early clinical rehabilitation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 480-486

  Van de Meent, H ^a   Baken, B C M ^a   Van Opstal, S ^a   Hogendoorn, P ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MCW Studio's   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical illness; EMG; Rehabilitation; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICAL ILLNESS VIRTUAL REALITY REHABILITATION DEVICE; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG MUSCLE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PITCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REST; SITTING; TRUNK; VELOCITY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, STRETCH; THORAX; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 42949101695     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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