Emergence of virtual reality as a tool for upper limb rehabilitation: Incorporation of motor control and motor learning Principles

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 415-425

  Levin Pt, Mindy F ^a,b   Weiss Ot, Patrice L ^c   Keshner Pt, Emily A ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84924225097     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130579     Document Type: Article

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