Go baby go café: a case study on an immersive rehabilitation environment to improve functional outcomes and quality of life

Abstract

The Café may be a viable environment for comprehensive intervention. Participation in the Café was associated with wide spread gains in scores on a variety of physical, cognitive, quality-of-life outcomes. Implications for rehabilitation Long-term impairments after traumatic brain injury often impairs activities of daily living, community integration and return to work. The Go Baby Go Café, installed with an overhead harness system serves as an "Immersive Environment" to address various impairments all at once in a real-world setting. Individuals with impairments can benefit from this rehabilitation technique, which is structured to improve changes across the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health spectrum.

A survey to assess perspectives of people with chronic stroke about customized safety harnesses for dance‐based exergaming in home settings

“…26 Recent case studies have also assessed preinstalled harnesses in home settings to assess the safety, feasibility, and ability to improve functional activities at home among survivors of traumatic brain injury. 27,28 Using such harness systems independently in the participant's home environment provides a safe way of participant-centered independent training in the home setting.…”

“…Another study that evaluated treadmill‐based exergaming with an overhead passive safety harness in healthy older adults reported feasibility and safety during laboratory‐based training 26 . Recent case studies have also assessed preinstalled harnesses in home settings to assess the safety, feasibility, and ability to improve functional activities at home among survivors of traumatic brain injury 27,28 . Using such harness systems independently in the participant's home environment provides a safe way of participant‐centered independent training in the home setting.…”

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