VREPAR Projects: The Use of Virtual Environments in Psycho-Neuro-Physiological Assessment and Rehabilitation

Riva, Giuseppe; Bacchetta, Monica; Baruffi, Margherita; Borgomainerio, E.; Defrance, C.; Gatti, Fabiana Maria; Galimberti, Carlo; Fontaneto, S.; Marchi, Stefano F. de; Molinari, Enrico; Nugues, Pierre; Rinaldi, Silvia; Rovetta, Alberto; Ferretti, Gianni; Tonci, A.; Wann, John P.; Vincelli, Francesco

doi:10.1089/cpb.1999.2.69

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“…The use of virtual reality encourages a higher number of exercise repetitions. 13,14 It is also described as promoting motor learning through immediate feedback about performed tasks 15 that are related to real-life activities 16,17 such as navigation 18 and road crossing. 19,20 Previous systematic reviews have reported a moderate advantage obtained from VRBR on body functions of the upper limb 21,22 and lower limb, 23 and on activities (especially those related to the lower limb 22,24,25 ) when compared to standard rehabilitation in people with stroke.…”

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Rehabilitation that incorporates virtual reality is more effective than standard rehabilitation for improving walking speed, balance and mobility after stroke: a systematic review

Corbetta

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Gatti³

2015

Journal of Physiotherapy

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Substituting some or all of a standard rehabilitation regimen with VRBR elicits greater benefits in walking speed, balance and mobility in people with stroke. Although the benefits are small, the extra cost of applying virtual reality to standard rehabilitation is also small, especially when spread over many patients in a clinic. Adding extra VRBR time to standard rehabilitation also has some benefits; further research is needed to determine if these benefits are clinically worthwhile.

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Rehabilitation that incorporates virtual reality is more effective than standard rehabilitation for improving walking speed, balance and mobility after stroke: a systematic review

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Gatti³

2015

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“…It is hoped that by bringing together this community of experts, further stimulation of interest from granting agencies will be accelerated. Information on advances in VR technology must be made available to the health care community in a format that is easy-to-understand and invites participation [102]. Future potential applications of VR are really only limited by the imaginations of talented individuals.…”

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Applications of Virtual Environments in Medicine

Riva¹

2003

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Summary Objectives: This paper intends to investigate the role of virtual reality (VR) in medicine. In particular it outlines the current state of research and technology that is relevant to the development of effective virtual environments in medicine. Methods: After describing the two different visions of VR we can find in medicine – the presentation of virtual objects to all of the human senses in a way identical to their natural counterpart, and a new human-computer interaction paradigm in which users are active participants within a computer-generated three-dimensional virtual world – the paper presents some of the most interesting applications actually developed in the area. Finally, it discusses the clinical principles, technological devices and safety issues associated with the use of VR in medicine. Results: With more than 1,000 VR papers already indexed in Medline, VR is a reality health care. Even if the number of controlled studies is still limited, its merging with emerging technologies like Ambient Intelligence and wireless communication will further improve its diffusion. Conclusions: The possible impact of VR on health care could be even higher than the one offered by the new communication technologies like Internet. In fact, VR is at the same tima technology, a communication interface and an experience: a communication interface based on interactive 3D visualization, able to collect and integrate in single real-like experience different inputs and data sets. However, significant efforts are still required to move VR into commercial success and therefore routine clinical use.

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“…It is hoped that by bringing together this community of experts, further stimulation of interest from granting agencies will be accelerated. Information on advances in VR technology must be made available to the health care community in a format that is easy-to-understand and invites participation [66]. Future potential applications of VR are really only limited by the imaginations of talented individuals.…”

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Medical Applications of Virtual Environments

Riva¹

2003

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Abstract:Technologies that were hardly used ten years ago, such as the Internet, e-mail, and video teleconferencing are becoming familiar methods for diagnosis, therapy, education and training. However, the possible impact of virtual reality (VR) on health care is even higher than the one offered by the new communication technologies. In fact, VR is a technology, a communication interface and an experience: a communication interface based on interactive 3D visualization, able to collect and integrate in single real-like experience different inputs and data sets.The first health care applications of VR started in the early ‘90s with the need for medical staff to visualize complex medical data, particularly during surgery and for surgery planning. A couple of years later, the scope of VR applications in medicine has broadened to include neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation.This paper intends to investigate the role of VR in medicine, presenting some of the most interesting applications actually developed in the area. Moreover, it discusses the clinical principles, technological devices and safety issues associated with the use of virtual reality in medicine.

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VREPAR Projects: The Use of Virtual Environments in Psycho-Neuro-Physiological Assessment and Rehabilitation

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Rehabilitation that incorporates virtual reality is more effective than standard rehabilitation for improving walking speed, balance and mobility after stroke: a systematic review

Rehabilitation that incorporates virtual reality is more effective than standard rehabilitation for improving walking speed, balance and mobility after stroke: a systematic review

Applications of Virtual Environments in Medicine

Medical Applications of Virtual Environments

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