Visual feedback improves movement illusions induced by tendon vibration after chronic stroke

Autor: Salomé Le Franc, Isabelle Bonan, Mathis Fleury, Simon Butet, Christian Barillot, Anatole Lécuyer, Mélanie Cogné
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1743-0003
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-021-00948-7
Popis: Abstract Background Illusion of movement induced by tendon vibration is commonly used in rehabilitation and seems valuable for motor rehabilitation after stroke, by playing a role in cerebral plasticity. The aim was to study if congruent visual cues using Virtual Reality (VR) could enhance the illusion of movement induced by tendon vibration of the wrist among participants with stroke. Methods We included 20 chronic stroke participants. They experienced tendon vibration of their wrist (100 Hz, 30 times) inducing illusion of movement. Three VR visual conditions were added to the vibration: a congruent moving virtual hand (Moving condition); a static virtual hand (Static condition); or no virtual hand at all (Hidden condition). The participants evaluated for each visual condition the intensity of the illusory movement using a Likert scale, the sensation of wrist’s movement using a degree scale and they answered a questionnaire about their preferred condition. Results The Moving condition was significantly superior to the Hidden condition and to the Static condition in terms of illusion of movement (p
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