The rehabilitation of brain injured children: the case for including physical exercise and virtual reality

Grealy, Madeleine; Heffernan, Dorothy

doi:10.1080/13638490110045438

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“…VR could also be used as a novel engagement tool that helps patients to understand their condition better, thereby increasing the reported level of understanding, comfort, and satisfaction [153]. The use of immersive VR further allows the combining of experiential enrichment and physical exercise, which greatly improves social, psychological, and emotional health [154]. The beneficial effects of exercise originate from structural and neurochemical adaptations in the central nervous system [155], including changes in several neurotransmitter systems, such as increased levels of catecholamines [156][157][158][159], which in turn increase attention, sharpen focus on performed tasks, enhance memory storage, and induce feelings of happiness [160].…”

Section: Emotional Rehabilitationmentioning

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Virtual Reality for Neurorehabilitation and Cognitive Enhancement

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Our access to computer-generated worlds changes the way we feel, how we think, and how we solve problems. In this review, we explore the utility of different types of virtual reality, immersive or non-immersive, for providing controllable, safe environments that enable individual training, neurorehabilitation, or even replacement of lost functions. The neurobiological effects of virtual reality on neuronal plasticity have been shown to result in increased cortical gray matter volumes, higher concentration of electroencephalographic beta-waves, and enhanced cognitive performance. Clinical application of virtual reality is aided by innovative brain–computer interfaces, which allow direct tapping into the electric activity generated by different brain cortical areas for precise voluntary control of connected robotic devices. Virtual reality is also valuable to healthy individuals as a narrative medium for redesigning their individual stories in an integrative process of self-improvement and personal development. Future upgrades of virtual reality-based technologies promise to help humans transcend the limitations of their biological bodies and augment their capacity to mold physical reality to better meet the needs of a globalized world.

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“…Despite these potential advantages and the promise of VR in cognitive rehabilitation of adult patients with TBI [ 21 ] (in addition to other contexts where VR has been deployed successfully including pain management [ 22 ], anxiety reduction [ 23 ], and physical rehabilitation in adults with TBI [ 24 , 25 ]), randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to establish the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of VR-based EF rehabilitation specifically designed for children with TBI remain lacking.…”

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Efficacy of a virtual reality-based cognitive interactive training program for children with traumatic brain injuries: study protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial

Shen,

Wang,

Quinn

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Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability in children. Cognitive rehabilitation for this population is critical for their long-term health outcomes. This trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a virtual reality-based program (VICT) for training executive functions in children with TBI. Methods A parallel group randomized controlled trial will be conducted among up to 32 children with TBI. Children in the intervention group will receive the VICT training while children in the control group will play a comparable VR game without executive function training. Each participant will be assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up. Outcomes will include core executive functions, attention, and health-related quality of life measured by computerized tasks or standardized questionnaires. Discussion Cognitive rehabilitation is among the top healthcare needs for pediatric TBI patients. Virtual reality-based training is promising due to its versatile content, flexibility, and potential cost savings for both patients and providers. Findings of this trial will provide data on the efficacy of the VICT program on core executive functions, attention problems, and health-related quality of life and serve as the empirical foundation for future larger multi-site effectiveness trials. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04526639. Registered on August 18, 2020.

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Creating Good Lives Through Computer Games

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Sweetser

2014

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In this chapter we take a broad approach to exploring how videogames can lead to improvements in wellbeing. We examine the impact of videogames on the psychological, social, and physical components of wellbeing. The emergence of videogames as a mainstream pastime has motivated our investigation. Research has shown that videogames can generally be expected to positively influence a player's mood and emotion. Experiences of autonomy, relatedness, competence, and flow during videogame play can all be seen to lead to improved psychological wellbeing. Commercial videogames have also been shown to lead to improvements in cognitive skills. Games designed to have a specific benefit have shown improvements in psychological wellbeing, education, engagement, physical wellbeing, and rehabilitation. Videogame play has been shown to positively impact social wellbeing across user populations, including people with intellectual disabilities. Games support development of real life friendships and provide new ways to create and maintain social connections. The rich and full social networks formed as part of massively multiplayer online gaming typify these benefits. Our focus in this chapter is on the positive influences of videogames and present evidence of the positive impact of videogames on the psychological, physical and social components of wellbeing. We do not explore research on contexts in which negative impacts are possible. Clearly, balanced engagement with age‐appropriate videogames is a key prerequisite for any of the wellbeing benefits. Although there is a great deal of evidence for the actual and potential positive impacts of videogames on wellbeing, there are many unanswered questions regarding the context in which there is likely to be an impact. We conclude the chapter by outlining the key questions for future research.

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The rehabilitation of brain injured children: the case for including physical exercise and virtual reality

Cited by 15 publications

References 75 publications

Virtual Reality for Neurorehabilitation and Cognitive Enhancement

Virtual Reality for Neurorehabilitation and Cognitive Enhancement

Efficacy of a virtual reality-based cognitive interactive training program for children with traumatic brain injuries: study protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial

Creating Good Lives Through Computer Games

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