A study to evaluate a low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the upper limb following stroke

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-341

  Standen, Penny J ^a   Brown, David J ^b   Battersby, Steven ^b   Walker, Marion ^a   Connell, Louise ^a   Richardson, Andy ^c   Platts, Fran ^d   Threapleton, Kate ^a   Burton, Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Erewash Community Occupational Therapy Service   (United Kingdom)

^d Nottinghamshire Community Health NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Games; Stroke rehabilitation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84870820350     PISSN: 21910367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJDHD.2011.063     Document Type: Review

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