Areas of Research Focus and Trends in the Research on the Application of VR in Rehabilitation Medicine

Wang, Chen; Kong, Jingqi; Qi, Huiying

doi:10.3390/healthcare11142056

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“…But the use of virtual reality is also associated with risks: decreased visual-motor stability, which can have a detrimental effect on eye-directed motor skills, mental disorders manifested by not distinguishing between the virtual and real worlds [36], and cybersickness [37]. Problems with motor skills, in particular, manifest in complex precision movements such as throwing darts [38], where there were noticeable differences between those trained in VR and in reality.…”

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Immersive Virtual Reality Application for Rehabilitation in Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Promising New Frontier in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

Matys-Popielska,

Popielski,

Matys

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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Stroke is a leading cause of disability among adults in Europe. Complications following stroke include limb paresis and unilateral spatial neglect (USN) syndrome. These complications significantly reduce the patient’s ability to function normally both in the short and long term. The chance to regain function is rehabilitation. One of the techniques in USN’s rehabilitation is repetitive visual scanning training, and the effects of rehabilitation can be enhanced by limb activation, such as moving objects from one side to the other. However, rehabilitation carried out in this way is monotonous, and the assistance of a physiotherapist is necessary. This paper proposes an alternative method of rehabilitation, using virtual reality. The created application contains the most important element that occurs during rehabilitation, which is a movement pattern. At the same time, it diversifies the rehabilitation process and allows rehabilitation without constant contact with a physiotherapist. This paper presents the most important strategies to minimize the occurrence of cybersickness, which were applied in the developed application. The created application was approved by a physician and tested with the participation of five post-stroke patients. The first results were positive. Increased motivation was observed among patients using VR in therapy. Patients noticed an improvement in motor function, as well as a reduction in reaction times. In addition, physiotherapists observed an improvement in the range of motion during virtual reality therapy compared to traditional therapy. This gives hope that the app can be used in clinical practice. However, in order for the app to be incorporated into clinical practice, it is necessary to conduct studies with a larger group of patients.

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Immersive Virtual Reality Application for Rehabilitation in Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Promising New Frontier in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

Matys-Popielska,

Popielski,

Matys

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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The impact of high-intensity interval training on women’s health: A bibliometric and visualization analysis

Li,

Fang

2024

Medicine

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Background: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) can significantly improve health indicators such as cardiopulmonary function, metabolic efficiency, and muscle strength in a short period. However, due to significant physiological and metabolic differences between males and females, the effects of HIIT vary between genders. Therefore, exploring the specific impacts of HIIT on women’s health is crucial. Although there is a considerable amount of individual research on the impact of HIIT on women’s health, a systematic bibliometric analysis is still lacking. Methods: Publications related to HIIT in women’s health were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database, and tools like Microsoft Office Excel 2021, VOSviewer, and Citespace were used to create visualized tables and views. Results: The study included 808 publications distributed across 1234 institutions in 61 countries, authored by 3789 researchers. The United States, Australia, and Canada lead in this domain. Researchers like Astorino TA and Gibala MJ are notably influential in this field. The research has been prominently published in specific academic journals and widely cited by high-impact journals. Highly cited and bursting documents primarily discuss the effects of HIIT on metabolic adaptation, muscle adaptation, cardiovascular health, insulin sensitivity, and exercise performance. Frequent keywords include “aerobic exercise,” “sprint interval training,” “resistance training,” “obesity,” “body composition,” “aging,” and “insulin resistance.” Keyword burst analysis reveals that early studies focused primarily on basic concepts and training models, which then expanded to specific physiological responses, applications in particular populations, and impacts on specific diseases. Conclusion: This field has emerged as a research hotspot with international characteristics and extensive academic productivity. Journals and cited journals hold high academic influence, with highly cited and bursty references laying a solid theoretical and practical foundation for the field. In the rapid development of the past decade, research hotspots and frontier directions such as metabolic adaptation, muscle adaptation, cardiovascular health, exercise performance, and personalized training plans have been formed.

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FineParser: A Fine-Grained Spatio-Temporal Action Parser for Human-Centric Action Quality Assessment

Xu,

Yin,

Zhao

et al. 2024

2024 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)

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Areas of Research Focus and Trends in the Research on the Application of VR in Rehabilitation Medicine

Cited by 3 publications

References 80 publications

Immersive Virtual Reality Application for Rehabilitation in Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Promising New Frontier in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

Immersive Virtual Reality Application for Rehabilitation in Unilateral Spatial Neglect: A Promising New Frontier in Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

The impact of high-intensity interval training on women’s health: A bibliometric and visualization analysis

FineParser: A Fine-Grained Spatio-Temporal Action Parser for Human-Centric Action Quality Assessment

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