Clinical experience using a 5 week treadmill training program with virtual reality to enhance gait

Author

Shema, S. ; Brozgol, M. ; Dorfman, Moran ; Maidan, I. ; Yannai, O. Wachsler ; Giladi, N. ; Hausdorff, Jeffrey M. ; Mirelman, Anat

Author_Institution

Lab. for Gait & Neurodynamics, TASMC, Tel Aviv, Israel

fYear

2013

fDate

26-29 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

249

Lastpage

253

Abstract

Gait disorders and their resultant adverse effects are a major health problem. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to explore the efficacy of a 5-week VR clinical service to improve gait and mobility in subjects with a history of falls, mobility or stability dysfunction. 60 subjects received 15 sessions (3/week) of progressive intensive treadmill training while negotiating virtual obstacles. Significant improvements were observed in performance-based measures and endurance after completing the program. Treadmill training with VR appear to be an effective clinical tool. As a combined approach, this training may lead to further improvements in cognitive and functional aspects.

Keywords

gait analysis; medical computing; medical disorders; patient rehabilitation; sports equipment; virtual reality; VR clinical service; clinical experience; clinical tool; endurance; fall history; gait disorder; gait enhancement; gait improvement; health problem; mobility dysfunction; mobility improvement; performance-based measure; progressive intensive treadmill training; retrospective analysis; stability dysfunction; treadmill training program; virtual obstacle negotiation; virtual reality; Aging; Computational modeling; Legged locomotion; Parkinson´s disease; Senior citizens; Training; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICVR.2013.6662067

Filename

6662067