Motivation and exercise intensity in competition and cooperation between a patient and unimpaired person in arm rehabilitation

M Goršič, I Cikajlo, D Novak - … on Neurorehabilitation II: Proceedings of the …, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents four arm rehabilitation games played by a patient together with their
friend, relative or therapist. One game involves competition, two involve cooperation, and …

Competitive and cooperative arm rehabilitation games played by a patient and unimpaired person: effects on motivation and exercise intensity

M Goršič, I Cikajlo, D Novak - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2017 - Springer
Background People with chronic arm impairment should exercise intensely to regain their
abilities, but frequently lack motivation, leading to poor rehabilitation outcome. One …

A multisession evaluation of an adaptive competitive arm rehabilitation game

M Goršič, I Cikajlo, N Goljar, D Novak - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2017 - Springer
Background People with neurological injuries such as stroke should exercise frequently and
intensely to regain their motor abilities, but are generally hindered by lack of motivation. One …

Increasing motivation in robot-aided arm rehabilitation with competitive and cooperative gameplay

D Novak, A Nagle, U Keller, R Riener - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Several strategies have been proposed to improve patient motivation and
exercise intensity during robot-aided stroke rehabilitation. One relatively unexplored …

Design and pilot evaluation of competitive and cooperative exercise games for arm rehabilitation at home

M Gorsic, D Novak - … Conference of the IEEE Engineering in …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
People with chronic arm impairment should exercise intensely at home after completing their
clinical rehabilitation program, but frequently lack motivation. To address this issue, we …

Pilot long-term evaluation of competitive and cooperative exercise games in inpatient stroke rehabilitation

M Goršič, I Cikajlo, M Javh, N Goljar… - 2019 IEEE 16th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interpersonal rehabilitation games, which allow patients to compete or cooperate with other
patients or unimpaired loved ones, have demonstrated promising short-term results, but …

A serious game for post-stroke motor rehabilitation

B Ferreira, J Lourenço… - 2019 5th Experiment …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Post-stroke rehabilitation should start as soon as possible, once the patient's condition is
considered stable. As rehabilitation must be intensive and repetitive, this can lead to …

Improving motivation in wrist rehabilitation therapies

MA Teruel, V López-Jaquero, MA Sánchez-Cifo… - … Symposium on Ambient …, 2019 - Springer
Rehabilitation encompasses a wide variety of activities aimed at reducing the impact of
injuries and disabilities by applying different exercises. Frequently, such exercises are …

Differences in physiological reactions due to a competitive rehabilitation game modality

JM Catalán, JV García-Pérez, A Blanco, D Martínez… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Interpersonal rehabilitation games, compared to single-player games, enhance motivation
and intensity level. Usually, it is complicated to restrict the use of the system to pairs of …

Effects of different opponent types on motivation and exercise intensity in a competitive arm exercise game

M Goršič, SD Hlucny, D Novak - Games for health journal, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Competitive exercise games are popular in areas like rehabilitation and weight
loss due to their positive effects on motivation. However, it is unclear whether a human …