Training finger individuation with a mechatronic-virtual reality system leads to improved fine motor control post-stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Thielbar, Kelly O ^a   Lord, Thomas J ^b   Fischer, Heidi C ^a,c   Lazzaro, Emily C ^a   Barth, Kristin C ^d   Stoykov, Mary E ^e   Triandafilou, Kristen M ^a   Kamper, Derek G ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingers; Hand; Individuation; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACTUATED VIRTUAL KEYPAD SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER INDIVIDUATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICES; FINGER; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER LIMB;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84961696375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-171     Document Type: Article

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