Virtual reality in rehabilitation and therapy

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 453-457

  Matijević, Valentina ^a   Šečić, Ana ^a   Mašić, Valentina ^b   Šunić, Martina ^c   Kolak, Željka ^d   Znika, Mateja ^e  

^a Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center   (Croatia)

^b Vinko Bek Training and Education Center   (Croatia)

^c Croatian Institute for Pension Insurance   (Croatia)

^d Vinkovci General Hospital   (Croatia)

^e Lavoslav Ru i ka Polytechnic   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Developmental disabilities; Hand; Motor skills; Rehabilitation; Virtual reality exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REHABILITATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84995345872     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: 13339451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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