Use of Virtual Reality and Videogames in the Physiotherapy Treatment of Stroke Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Peláez-Vélez, F.-J.; Eckert, M.; Gacto-Sánchez, M.; Martínez-Carrasco, Á.

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Use of Virtual Reality and Videogames in the Physiotherapy Treatment of Stroke Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

dc.contributor.author	Peláez-Vélez, F.-J.
dc.contributor.author	Eckert, M.
dc.contributor.author	Gacto-Sánchez, M.
dc.contributor.author	Martínez-Carrasco, Á.
dc.contributor.department	Fisioterapia
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-06T09:58:03Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-06T09:58:03Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03-08
dc.description	© 2023 by the authors. This document is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by /4.0/ This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. To access the final edited and published work see https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064747 A	es
dc.description.abstract	A stroke is a neurological condition with a high impact in terms of physical disability in the adult population, requiring specific and effective rehabilitative approaches. Virtual reality (VR), a technological approach in constant evolution, has great applicability in many fields of rehabilitation, including strokes. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a traditional neurological physiotherapy-based approach combined with the implementation of a specific VR-based program in the treatment of patients following rehabilitation after a stroke. Participants (n = 24) diagnosed with a stroke in the last six months were randomly allocated into a control group (n = 12) and an experimental group (n = 12). Both groups received one-hour sessions of neurological physiotherapy over 6 weeks, whilst the experimental group was, in addition, supplemented with VR. Patients were assessed through the Daniels and Worthingham Scale, Modified Ashworth Scale, Motor Index, Trunk Control Test, Tinetti Balance Scale, Berg Balance Scale and the Functional Ambulation Classification of the Hospital of Sagunto. Statistically significant improvements were obtained in the experimental group with respect to the control group on the Motricity Index (p = 0.005), Trunk Control Test (p = 0.008), Tinetti Balance Scale (p = 0.004), Berg Balance Scale (p = 0.007) and the Functional Ambulation Classification of the Hospital of Sagunto (p = 0.038). The use of VR in addition to the traditional physiotherapy approach is a useful strategy in the treatment of strokes.	es
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dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Environ Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 4747
dc.identifier.doi	https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064747 A
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.issn	1661-7827
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/135365
dc.language	eng	es
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Physiotherapy techniques	es
dc.subject	Cerebrovascular stroke	es
dc.subject	Virtual reality	es
dc.subject	Rehabilitation	es
dc.subject	Exergaming	es
dc.title	Use of Virtual Reality and Videogames in the Physiotherapy Treatment of Stroke Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication	es