Rehabilitation of activities of daily living in virtual environments with intuitive user interface and force feedback

Chiang, Chung Lim Vico; Lo, King-Hung; Choi, Kup‐Sze

doi:10.1080/17483107.2016.1218554

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“…The scientific evidence shows statistically significant results in the groups treated with virtual reality, leading to considerable changes in the affected upper limb functionality [ 40 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ]. As is observed in a previous study about the effect of Virtual Reality compared to conventional physiotherapy on upper limb function in children with OBP [ 40 ], Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy combined with Armeo Spring™ Pediatric (Hocoma AG, Switzerland) resulted in improvements at the level of mobility and affected upper limb strength, obtaining higher scores on the Mallet scale, being significantly more effective than conventional therapy and achieving the main objective of restoring basic functionality to the affected upper limb abilities.…”

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“…As is observed in a previous study about the effect of Virtual Reality compared to conventional physiotherapy on upper limb function in children with OBP [ 40 ], Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy combined with Armeo Spring™ Pediatric (Hocoma AG, Switzerland) resulted in improvements at the level of mobility and affected upper limb strength, obtaining higher scores on the Mallet scale, being significantly more effective than conventional therapy and achieving the main objective of restoring basic functionality to the affected upper limb abilities. Virtual reality has also been used for the rehabilitation of activities of daily living using a virtual environment, obtaining a positive effect as a complementary tool to conventional rehabilitation [ 60 ]. The results obtained in this study, that is, the improvements in functionality (independent tasks and the use of the affected hand with grasp) assessed with the CHEQ questionnaire [ 49 , 50 ], could be transferred to certain activities of daily living, such as personal hygiene, leisure, and sports activities.…”

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Conventional and Virtual Reality Mirror Therapies in Upper Obstetric Brachial Palsy: A Randomized Pilot Study

Yeves-Lite¹,

Zuil-Escobar

Martínez-Cepa

et al. 2020

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The abilities of children diagnosed with Obstetric Brachial Palsy (OBP) are limited by brachial plexus injuries. Thus, their participation in the community is hindered, which involves a lower quality of life due to worse performance in activities of daily living as a consequence of the functional limitations of the affected upper limb. Conventional Mirror Therapy (Conventional MT) and Virtual Therapy improve the affected upper limb functionality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effects of Conventional MT and Virtual Reality MT on the spontaneous use of the affected upper limb and quality of life of children with upper Obstetric Brachial Palsy between 6 and 12 years of age. A randomized pilot study was performed. Twelve children were randomly assigned to perform Conventional Mirror Therapy or Virtual Reality Mirror Therapy for four weeks. Ten children completed the treatment. Two assessments (pre/post-intervention) were carried out to assess the spontaneous use of the affected upper limb and the quality of life using the Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales (PedsQL TM 4.0), respectively. There was a statistically significant increment in spontaneous use, observed in independent tasks (p = 0.02) and in the use of the affected hand with grasp (p = 0.04), measured with the CHEQ, for the Virtual Reality MT group. There were no statistically significant changes (p > 0.05) for the Conventional MT group in the spontaneous use of the affected upper limb. Regarding the quality of life, statistically significant changes were obtained in the Physical and Health activity categories of the parents’ questionnaire (p = 0.03) and in the total score of the children’s questionnaire (p = 0.04) in the Virtual Reality MT group, measured using the PedsQL TM 4.0. Statistically significant changes were not obtained for the quality of life in the Conventional MT group. This study suggests that, compared to Conventional MT, Virtual Reality MT would be a home-based therapeutic complement to increase independent bimanual tasks using grasp in the affected upper limb and improve the quality of life of children diagnosed with upper OBP in the age range of 6–12 years.

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Conventional and Virtual Reality Mirror Therapies in Upper Obstetric Brachial Palsy: A Randomized Pilot Study

Yeves-Lite¹,

Zuil-Escobar

Martínez-Cepa

et al. 2020

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“…Transferring of the training in activity of daily living (ADL): many studies suggested the potential offered by ecological tasks to transfer the results of re-learning of cognitive and motor abilities that were damaged in ADL. Positive impact of ecological tasks on ADL is documented by many studies ( Laver et al, 2015 ; Chiang et al, 2017 ).…”

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Assessment of Unilateral Spatial Neglect Using a Free Mobile Application for Italian Clinicians

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Background: Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN) is traditionally assessed with paper-and-pencil tests or computer-based tests. Thanks to the wide-spreading of mobile devices, and the extensive capabilities that they have in dealing complex elements, it is possible to provide clinicians with tools for cognitive assessment. Contemporary 3D engine is, in general generally, able to deploy complex 3D environments for iOS, Android and Windows mobile, i.e., most of the mobile phone and tablet operative systems.Results: This brand-new scenario and pressing requests from professionals, pushed us to build an application for the assessment of USN. Our first attempt was to replicate the classic cognitive tests, traditionally used at this purpose. Ecological assessment is difficult in real scenarios so we implemented virtual environments to assess patients’ abilities in realistic situations. At the moment, the application is available only for iPad and iPhone for free, from the Apple Store, under the name of “Neglect App.” The App contains traditional tests (e.g., barrage with and without distractors) and ecological tests (e.g., to distribute the tea in a table to close people). Scoring of each test is available to the clinicians through a database with the executed ecological tasks, that are stored locally.Conclusion: In conclusion, Neglect App is an advanced mobile platform for the assessment of Neglect.

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“…This system is simple to use, requires limited instrumentation and a short training. Several studies have shown that VR can produce a significant clinical impact and most of them have focused on the use of VR as an assessment tool, while some others show impact on rehabilitation training of cognitive, motor, social, and daily life functions ( Standen and Brown, 2005 ; Keshner and Weiss, 2007 ; Optale et al, 2010 ; Wuang et al, 2011 ; Man et al, 2012 ; Climent-Martínez et al, 2014 ; Simões et al, 2014 , 2018 ; Chiang et al, 2017 ). VR is acquiring increasing credibility as a useful tool for teaching independent living skills to persons with Intellectual Disability (ID) in a safe environment; furthermore, generalization into real environments of skills acquired during VR training seems to be feasible ( Cromby et al, 1996a , b ; Brown et al, 1998 , 1999 ; Standen et al, 1998 , 2001 ; Gourlay et al, 2000 ; Mendozzi et al, 2000 ; Brooks et al, 2002 ; Groenewegen et al, 2008 ; Josman et al, 2008 ; Saiano et al, 2015 ; Yang et al, 2016 ; Simões et al, 2018 ).…”

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Remote Home-Based Virtual Training of Functional Living Skills for Adolescents and Young Adults With Intellectual Disability: Feasibility and Preliminary Results

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Background: Virtual Reality (VR) is acquiring increasing credibility as a tool for teaching independent living skills to people with Intellectual Disability (ID). Generalization of skills acquired during VR training into real environment seems to be feasible.Objective: To assess feasibility and verify effectiveness of a remote home-based rehabilitation, focused on functional living skills, for adolescents and young adults with ID, by using virtual apps installed on tablets. In particular, to assess if this tool can be managed independently, if it is enjoyable and simple to be used, and if the acquired skills can be generalized to the real environment of everyday life.Subjects and method: A single group, pre- and post-test research design was used. Sixteen participants with ID were included. A digital system was arranged, with a server managing communication between the database and the apps installed on tablets. In vivo tests were performed before and after the eleven sessions of VR training. Satisfaction questionnaires were also administered.Results: Statistically significant improvements were found between the pre- and post-in vivo tests, as well as between the VR training sessions, in almost all the parameters taken into account, for each app. Final questionnaires showed a good satisfaction level for both the participants and their families.Conclusion: The highly technological system was managed independently by participants with ID, who found it simple to be used, useful and even fun; generalization across settings was obtained. Results obtained require to be confirmed by future controlled studies, with larger samples.

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Rehabilitation of activities of daily living in virtual environments with intuitive user interface and force feedback

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Conventional and Virtual Reality Mirror Therapies in Upper Obstetric Brachial Palsy: A Randomized Pilot Study

Conventional and Virtual Reality Mirror Therapies in Upper Obstetric Brachial Palsy: A Randomized Pilot Study

Assessment of Unilateral Spatial Neglect Using a Free Mobile Application for Italian Clinicians

Remote Home-Based Virtual Training of Functional Living Skills for Adolescents and Young Adults With Intellectual Disability: Feasibility and Preliminary Results

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