Interactive Visuo-motor Therapy System for Stroke Rehabilitation

Overview

Journal Med Biol Eng Comput

Publisher Springer

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Medical Informatics

Date 2007 Aug 10

PMID 17687578

Citations 32

Authors

Kynan Eng

Ewa Siekierka

Pawel Pyk

Edith Chevrier

Yves Hauser

Monica Cameirao

Lisa Holper

Karin Hagni

Lukas Zimmerli

Armin Duff

Corina Schuster

Claudio Bassetti

Paul Verschure

Daniel Kiper

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Abstract

We present a virtual reality (VR)-based motor neurorehabilitation system for stroke patients with upper limb paresis. It is based on two hypotheses: (1) observed actions correlated with self-generated or intended actions engage cortical motor observation, planning and execution areas ("mirror neurons"); (2) activation in damaged parts of motor cortex can be enhanced by viewing mirrored movements of non-paretic limbs. We postulate that our approach, applied during the acute post-stroke phase, facilitates motor re-learning and improves functional recovery. The patient controls a first-person view of virtual arms in tasks varying from simple (hitting objects) to complex (grasping and moving objects). The therapist adjusts weighting factors in the non-paretic limb to move the paretic virtual limb, thereby stimulating the mirror neuron system and optimizing patient motivation through graded task success. We present the system's neuroscientific background, technical details and preliminary results.

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