A low cost virtual reality system for home based rehabilitation of the arm following stroke: A randomised controlled feasibility trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 340-350

  Standen, P J ^a   Threapleton, K ^a   Richardson, A ^b   Connell, L ^c   Brown, D J ^d   Battersby, S ^d   Platts, F ^e   Burton, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Mansfield Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

feasibility; Rehabilitation; stroke; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR DISORDERS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE REHABILITATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIDEO GAME;

ARM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR DISORDERS; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UNITED KINGDOM; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 85014571355     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215516640320     Document Type: Article

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