Abstract
The importance of an early rehabilitation process in children with cerebral palsy (CP) is widely recognized. On the one hand, new and useful treatment tools such as rehabilitation systems based on interactive technologies have appeared for rehabilitation of gross motor movements. On the other hand, from the therapeutic point of view, performing rehabilitation exercises with the facial muscles can improve the swallowing process, the facial expression through the management of muscles in the face, and even the speech of children with cerebral palsy. However, it is difficult to find interactive games to improve the detection and evaluation of oral-facial musculature dysfunctions in children with CP. This paper describes a framework based on strategies developed for interactive serious games that is created both for typically developed children and children with disabilities. Four interactive games are the core of a Virtual Environment called SONRIE. This paper demonstrates the benefits of SONRIE to monitor children’s oral-facial difficulties. The next steps will focus on the validation of SONRIE to carry out the rehabilitation process of oral-facial musculature in children with cerebral palsy.
Highlights
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a continuous but non-progressive motion/posture, motor function disorder resulting from an injury in the developing brain primarily damaging the areas responsible for the postural control [1,2,3]
Motor disorders in people with cerebral palsy (CP) are often accompanied by disturbances of sense, perception, cognition, communication, as well as behavioral issues, epilepsy and secondary musculoskeletal problems [4]
We found the work of Luna et al, presenting a study that had the objective of evaluating the utility of a video game system based on Virtual Reality (VR) technology: the Xbox 360
Summary
It is difficult to find interactive games to improve the detection and evaluation of oral-facial musculature dysfunctions in children with CP. The steps will focus on the validation of SONRIE to carry out the rehabilitation process of oral-facial musculature in children with cerebral palsy. The physical and motor difficulties and changes are often the most obvious, cognitive, emotional and behavior impairments are present in 50% to 75% of cases [8]. The effect of this whole set of problems goes beyond the individual; it can affect the family and, society
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