The paper proposes the use of Augmented Reality (AR) in a rehabilitative clinical setting with the purpose of supporting the therapist during the clinical observation by providing real-time augmentations using…
Tag: rehabilitation
Virtual Reality Used to Assess Functional Cognition
Scientists at King’s College London have developed a cognitive test that enables clinicians to assess the functional cognition of patients by enabling them to complete complex everyday tasks in virtual…
Virtual reality in research and rehabilitation of gait and balance in Parkinson disease
In this review authors show today results of VR uses in Parkinson disease rehabilitation and emphasize the lack of large studies on this topic. They also give advices for future…
HTC VIVE Technology used in Penumbra’s REAL System for Stroke Patient Recovery
The REAL System is a portable VR rehabilitation solution for upper-extremity rehabilitation that can be used at the patient’s bedside, in a therapy gym, or in a mobile health location.…
A Quality of Experience assessment of haptic and augmented reality feedback modalities in a gait analysis system
The findings show statistically significant higher QoE ratings for AR feedback. Also, the number of knee misalignments was reduced after users experienced AR feedback (35% improvement with AR feedback relative…
North Lincolnshire lung patients first in UK to be offered ‘virtual rehab’
In the North Lincolnshire, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) could now use a “VR kit” to help them in the rehabilitation phase. The software part of the kit…
Augmented reality game helps stroke victims recover faster
Strokes are not always fatal but victims have to endure hard rehabilitation to recover forgotten abilities. Regan David Petrie, Victoria University masters of design and innovation student, created a AR…