Abstract

This study describes the use of Virtual Reality (VR) therapy in the rehabilitation of patients after suffering from a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) who had motor sequelae. Several studies were presented showing that the use of VR as a rehabilitation tool can bring significant benefits in improving the motor function of patients. Introducing different elements into therapy, such as task-specific practice, explicit feedback, increasing difficulty, implicit feedback, variable practice, and mechanisms to promote use of the paretic limb, can enhance clinical benefits. Studies in patients in the subacute and chronic phases of stroke were presented, showing that VR therapy combined with other therapies can bring about significant improvements in motor function, manual skill and other measures related to the performance of upper limb activities.

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