Virtual environments increase participation of children with cerebral palsy in robot-aided treadmill training

2008 Virtual Rehabilitation, IWVR

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 121-126

  Koenig, Alexander ^a,b   Brütsch, Karin ^c   Zimmerli, Lukas ^a,d   Guidali, Marco ^a,b   Duschau Wicke, Alexander ^a   Wellner, Mathias ^a,b   Meyer Heim, Andreas ^e   Lünenburger, Lars ^d   Koeneke, Susan ^c   Jäncke, Lutz ^c   Riener, Robert ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d HOCOMA AG   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATIENT REHABILITATION; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROBOTICS; SPORTING GOODS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CASE STUDIES; CEREBRAL PALSIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FORCE EXERTIONS; INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS; MOTOR REHABILITATIONS; MULTI MODALS; TRAFFIC SITUATIONS; TREADMILL TRAININGS; USER ACCEPTANCES; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; VISUAL STIMULUS;

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 57849127232     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICVR.2008.4625147     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (15)

1. S. Basu, A. Kafkes, R. Geist and G. Kielhofner, "Pediatric Volitional Questionnaire. Model of human," Occupation 2002.
2. R. J. Cherng, C. F. Liu, T. W. Lau and R. B. Hong, "Effect of treadmill training with body weight support on gait and gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy," Am J Phys Med Rehabil 86: 548-555, 2007.
3. G. Colombo, M. Joerg, R. Schreier and V. Dietz, "Treadmill training of paraplegic patients using a robotic orthosis," J Rehabil Res Dev 37: 693-700, 2000.
4. A. W. Dromerick, D. F. Edwards and M. Hahn, "Does the application of constraint-induced movement therapy during acute rehabilitation reduce arm impairment after ischemic stroke?" Stroke 31: 2984-2988, 2000.
5. A. Duschau-Wicke, J. Zitzewitz, M. Wellner M, A. Koenig, L. Lünenburger and R. Riener, "Path Control: A Strategy for Patient-Cooperative Training of Gait Timing," Fortschritt-Berichte VDI 17: 2, 2007.
6. M. K. Holden, "Virtual environments for motor rehabilitation: review," Cyberpsychol Behav 8: 187-211; discussion 212-189, 2005.
7. M. J. Johnson, "Recent trends in robot-assisted therapy environments to improve real-life functional performance after stroke," J Neuroeng Rehabil 3: 29, 2006.
8. A. Koenig, M. Wellner, S. Koneke, A. Meyer-Heim, L. Lunenburger and R. Riener, "Virtual gait training for children with cerebral palsy using the Lokomat gait orthosis," Stud Health Technol Inform 132: 204-209, 2008
9. L. A. Koman, B. P. Smith and J. S. Shilt, "Cerebral palsy," Lancet 363: 1619-1631, 2004.
10. D. G. Liebermann, A. S. Buchman and I. M. Franks, , Enhancement of motor rehabilitation through the use of information technologies," Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 21: 8-20, 2006.
11. R. Loureiro, F. Amirabdollahian, S. Cootes, E. Stokes and W. Harwin, "Using haptics technology to deliver motivational therapies in stroke patients: Concepts and initial pilot studies," Proceedings of EuroHaptics 2001 6, 2001.
12. L. Lunenburger, G. Colombo and R. Riener, "Biofeedback for robotic gait rehabilitation," J Neuroengineering Rehabil 4:1, 2007.
13. L. Lunenburger, G. Colombo, R. Riener and V. Dietz, "Biofeedback in gait training with the robotic orthosis Lokomat,", ConfProc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 7: 4888-4891, 2004.
14. A. Meyer-Heim, I. Borggraefe, C. Ammann-Reiffer, S. Berweck, F. H. Sennhauser, G. Colombo, B. Knecht and F. Heinen, "Feasibility of robotic-assisted locomotor training in children with central gait impairment," Dev Med Child Neurol 49: 900-906, 2007.
15. H. Sveistrup, "Motor rehabilitation using virtual reality," J Neuroeng Rehabil 1: 10, 2004.