Virtual reality based lower extremity exercises for children with cerebral palsy: Preliminary work

Author

Al-Amri, M. ; Abasolo, Daniel ; Ghoussayni, Salim ; Ewins, David

Author_Institution

Sch. of Healthcare Studies, Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

26-29 Aug. 2013

Firstpage

198

Lastpage

199

Abstract

The work outlined in this paper aimed to evaluate the practicality of the Surrey Virtual Rehabilitation System (SVRS) during simple hip and knee flexion-extension exercises. Two clinical engineering trainees, a physiotherapist and two children with CP performed two tests using the SVRS whilst parents and a paediatric physiotherapist observed the tests. Feedback collected using both questionnaires and an open-discussion suggests that the SVRS is practical for rehabilitation purposes during both physical exercises.

Keywords

biomechanics; brain; medical computing; medical disorders; paediatrics; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; virtual reality; SVRS; Surrey Virtual Rehabilitation System; cerebral palsy; children; clinical engineering trainees; hip flexion-extension exercise; knee flexion-extension exercise; open discussion; paediatric physiotherapist; physical exercise; rehabilitation purpose; virtual reality based lower extremity exercise; Educational institutions; Hip; Hospitals; Knee; Pediatrics; Safety; Virtual reality; Surrey Virtual Rehabilitation System; cerebral palsy; hip and knee flexion-extension exercise; virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2013 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICVR.2013.6662076

Filename

6662076