A novel virtual motor rehabilitation system for Guillain-Barré syndrome. Two single case studies
| Autor: | S. Solsona-Hernández, Sergio Albiol-Pérez, M. Forcano-García, M.T. Muñoz-Tomás, José-Antonio Gil-Gómez, M. A. Mashat, P. Manzano-Fernández |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Health Informatics Guillain-Barre Syndrome Balance Disorders 03 medical and health sciences User-Computer Interface 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Health Information Management medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Dynamic balance Postural Balance Balance (ability) Balance Rehabilitation Advanced and Specialized Nursing Rehabilitation Guillain-Barre syndrome business.industry Virtual Reality medicine.disease Virtual Motor Rehabilitation Test (assessment) Motor rehabilitation Postural Control Treatment Outcome Berg Balance Scale Therapy Computer-Assisted Guillain-Barre Physical therapy Virtual rehabilitation business LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname |
| ISSN: | 2511-705X |
| Popis: | [EN] Introduction: This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on "New Methodologies for Patients Rehabilitation". Objectives: For Guillain-Barre patients, motor rehabilitation programs are helpful at the onset to prevent the complications of paralysis and in cases of persistent motor impairment. Traditional motor rehabilitation programs may be tedious and monotonous, resulting in low adherence to the treatments. A Virtual Motor Rehabilitation system has been tested in Guillain-Barre patients to increase patient adherence and to improve clinical results. Methods: Two people with Guillain-Barre performed 20 rehabilitation sessions. We tested a novel system based on Motor Virtual Rehabilitation in three periods of time (baseline evaluation, final evaluation, and follow-up. In the training program, the participants carried out a specific treatment using the Active Balance Rehabilitation system (ABAR). The system is composed of customizable virtual games to perform static and dynamic balance rehabilitation. Results: Significant improvements in clinical results were obtained by both participants, with significant results in the static balance clinical test of the Anterior Reach test in the standing position and unipedal stance time. Other significant results were found in dynamic balance clinical tests in the Berg Balance Scale test and the 30-second Sit-to-Stand test. With regard to acceptance of the system, both patients enjoyed the experience, and both patients thought that this system was helpful for their rehabilitation. Conclusions: The results show that Virtual Motor Rehabilitation for Guillain-Barre patients provides clinical improvements in an entertaining way. The authors would like to thank all of the clinical specialists and patients of San Jose Hospital for participating in the present study. We specially thank Carmen Aula-Valero for her time in the training program, and Jose-Antonio Lozano-Quilis and Hermenegildo Gil-Gomez for their suggestions in the design of the ABAR system. This contribution was partially funded by the Fundacion Antonio Gargallo ("Ayudas financiadas por la Obra Social de Ibercaja de proyectos de investigacion 2013", proyecto 2013/B001). |
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