Title :
Abstract virtual environment for motor rehabilitation of stroke patients with upper limb dysfunction. A pilot study
Author :
Schuler, Thomas ; Drehlmann, Sonja ; Kane, Friederike ; von Piekartz, Harry
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Cognitive Sci., Univ. of Osnabruck, Osnabruck, Germany
Abstract :
A virtual environment for stroke therapy and the protocol of a pilot study that is ongoing to test the system are presented. The virtual environment utilizes abstract and fictive visualizations of human upper body movements to foster exercise and motor learning after a stroke.
Keywords :
data visualisation; medical computing; patient rehabilitation; virtual reality; abstract virtual environment; abstract visualizations; exercise; fictive visualizations; human upper body movements; motor learning; motor rehabilitation; stroke patients; upper limb dysfunction; Abstracts; Educational institutions; Medical treatment; Protocols; Training; Virtual environments; Visualization; abstract visualizations; motor learning; stroke; virtual rehabilitation;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/ICVR.2013.6662117
