Motor facilitation during real-time movement imitation in Parkinson's disease: A virtual reality study

Effects of movement imitation training in Parkinson's disease: A virtual reality pilot study

“…Visual information was provided in the EG and CG (self-generated movements for the latter), but it seems that imitation of full-amplitude movements made a difference from MP alone. Previous results endorsed the idea that imitation can prompt online movement adaptations in PDp [9], now we show that imitation therapy has an offline effect in movement amplitude. EG's hypometria was reduced at virtual and real environments testing.…”

“…However, this last point questions the functionality of an observation-imitation system in subjects with BG dysfunction, like PD. In this line, our group showed that PD are able to imitate (at real-time) finger-movements patterns different from their self-generated ones, resulting that imitation reduced movement variability and improved muscle recruitment [9]. These effects support the idea that several sessions of real-time movement imitation-training might induce lasting after-effects to improve motor function in PD.…”

Multifunctional Setup for Studying Human Motor Control Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electromyography, Motion Capture, and Virtual Reality

“…The benefits of a standard parallel interface are its simplicity, speed, and flexibility. Within a parallel interface there are eight independent data lines, each representing a binary digit from 2 0 to 2 7 ; the sum of these digits can equal a range of numbers from 0 to 255. Each of the respective data lines can be utilized as separate and simultaneous trigger signals to interface with numerous systems.…”

“…This arrangement is becoming increasingly valuable to the study and practice of rehabilitation after disease and injury 6,7 . Mimicking naturalistic movements and environments (e.g.…”

Realidad virtual como herramienta en fisioterapia, ¿ficción o realidad?

“…ej., imitando al avatar) que, después de un periodo de intervención, mejoren el movimiento real de los pacientes. Esto lo vimos en diferentes estudios en los que se investigó acerca de los efectos de un sistema de RV con voluntarios con enfermedad de Parkinson 7,8 .…”