The arrival of the metaverse in neurorehabilitation: fact, fake or vision?

RS Calabrò, A Cerasa, I Ciancarelli, L Pignolo, P Tonin… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The metaverse is a new technology thought to provide a deeper, persistent, immersive 3D
experience combining multiple different virtual approaches in a full continuum of physical …

The effectiveness of virtual reality rehabilitation in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis

J Byra, K Czernicki - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common health problem leading to pain, limitation in physical
function, a decrease in the quality of life and disability. OA affects 60–70% of the population …

Virtual reality rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial

S Rutkowski, A Rutkowska, P Kiper… - … journal of chronic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study compared the effects of inpatient-based rehabilitation program of
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using non-immersive virtual …

Virtual reality for upper limb rehabilitation in subacute and chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial

P Kiper, A Szczudlik, M Agostini, J Opara… - Archives of physical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of reinforced feedback in virtual environment (RFVE)
treatment combined with conventional rehabilitation (CR) in comparison with CR alone, and …

Virtual reality and physiotherapy in post-stroke functional re-education of the lower extremity: a controlled clinical trial on a new approach

C Luque-Moreno, P Kiper, I Solís-Marcos… - Journal of personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Numerous Virtual Reality (VR) systems address post-stroke functional recovery of the lower
extremity (LE), most of them with low early applicability due to the gait autonomy they …

Digital instruments and their uses in music therapy

E Partesotti, A Peñalba, J Manzolli - Nordic Journal of Music …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Technology could represent an ally in easing the formulation of a bond between music
therapist and client. So far, both scholars and therapists have claimed that the …

[HTML][HTML] Extended reality in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and injury prevention-A systematic review

J Schuermans, A Van Hootegem… - Physical therapy in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Unlike in neurological patient populations, the effects of Extended Reality within
the context of sports medicine have rarely been studied. This systematic review was …

Does non-immersive virtual reality improve attention processes in severe traumatic brain injury? Encouraging data from a pilot study

R De Luca, M Bonanno, C Rifici, P Pollicino, A Caminiti… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a sudden injury that causes damage to the brain.
Rehabilitation therapies include specific training, such as attention process training (APT) …

Virtual reality training enhances gait poststroke: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Ghai, I Ghai, A Lamontagne - … of the New York Academy of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual reality (VR)–based interventions are gaining widespread attention for managing
neurological disorders such as stroke. A metastatistical consensus regarding the …

Assessment of the cervical spine mobility by immersive and non-immersive virtual reality

P Kiper, A Baba, M Alhelou, G Pregnolato… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Despite many devices are helpful for motion analysis, there is still no
established standard technique for the assessment of cervical spine mobility. Objective To …