Introduction Post-stroke hemiplegia commonly occurs in stroke survivors, negatively
impacting the quality of life. Despite the benefits of initial specific post-acute treatments at the …

Background: Stroke is a major cause of motor incapacity in adults and the elderly
population, requiring effective interventions capable of contributing to rehabilitation. Different …

Introduction Serious games can be used to provide intensive rehabilitation through attractive
exercises as part of post-stroke rehabilitation. However, currently available commercial and …

Background Cognitive-motor training in form of exergames has been found to be feasible
and effective for the improvement of motor and cognitive functioning in older adults and …

Introduction: Recently, exergames have cropped up as a new form of intervention for stroke
rehabilitation. This study reviews the effectiveness of exergames on balance and gait …

People who survive a stroke usually suffer movement disorders resulting in involuntary
abnormal movements. Intensive and repetitive physiotherapy is often a key to functional …

Introduction Dose (number of repetitions) has been suggested as a key element in the
effectiveness of rehabilitation exercises to promote motor recovery of the hemiparetic upper …

Stroke is one of the main causes of long-term disability worldwide. Conventional upper limb
physiotherapy programs can be tedious, expensive and require physical transportation …

Introduction Exergames training, as an additional therapy to standard care, has been widely
used for motor recovery after patients who had a stroke, and it is a valuable and positive tool …

Background. One of the strongest modifiable determinants of rehabilitation outcome is
exercise dose. Technologies enabling self-directed exercise offer a pragmatic means to …