Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2015, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Laver, Kate E ^a   George, Stacey ^a   Thomas, Susie ^b   Deutsch, Judith E ^c   Crotty, Maria ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; FALLING; GAIT; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INJURY; MOTION SICKNESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; STROKE REHABILITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATION; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84934301470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008349.pub3     Document Type: Review

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