The development of a home-based virtual reality therapy system to promote upper extremity movement for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Technology and Disability

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 107-113

  Li, William ^a,b   Lam Damji, Sophie ^a,c   Chau, Tom ^a,b   Fehlings, Darcy ^a,c  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Hemiplegia; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Upper extremity; Virtual systems

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMIPLEGIA; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SHOULDER; TELEVISION CAMERA; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 70549089776     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/TAD-2009-0277     Document Type: Article

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