| Autor: |
Mercè Álvarez de la Campa Crespo, Tony Donegan, Beñat Amestoy-Alonso, Andrea Just, Andrés Combalía, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1749-799X |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13018-023-04158-w |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Recent evidence supports the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) as a means of delivering bodily illusions that may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. We wanted to investigate whether a single session of an embodiment-based immersive VR training program influences pain-free range of motion in patients with shoulder pain. Methods We designed a rehabilitation program based on developing ownership over a virtual body and then “exercising” the upper limb in immersive VR, while the real arm remains static. We then carried out a single-arm pre-post experiment in which 21 patients with movement-related musculoskeletal shoulder pain were exposed to the 15-min VR program and measured their active pain-free range of motion immediately before and afterwards. Results We found that shoulder abduction and hand-behind-back movements, but not shoulder flexion, were significantly and clinically improved post-intervention and that the level of improvement correlated with the level of embodiment. Following this one session, at 1-week follow-up the improvements were not maintained. Conclusions Virtual embodiment may be a useful therapeutic tool to help improve range of motion in patients with movement-related shoulder pain in the short term, which in turn could expedite rehabilitation and recovery in these conditions. |
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