Effectiveness of virtual reality rehabilitation for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: an updated evidence-based systematic review

DK Ravi, N Kumar, P Singhi - Physiotherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The use of virtual reality systems in the motor rehabilitation of children with
cerebral palsy is new, and thus the scientific evidence for its effectiveness needs to be …

Cerebral palsy: clinical care and neurological rehabilitation

ML Aisen, D Kerkovich, J Mast, S Mulroy… - The Lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as motor impairment that limits activity, and is attributed to
non-progressive disturbances during brain development in fetuses or infants. The motor …

Rehabilitation and neuroplasticity in children with unilateral cerebral palsy

LB Reid, SE Rose, RN Boyd - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2015 - nature.com
Cerebral palsy is a childhood-onset, lifelong neurological disorder that primarily impairs
motor function. Unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), which impairs use of one hand and perturbs …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of motor learning principles into virtual reality interventions for individuals with cerebral palsy: systematic review

M Demers, K Fung, SK Subramanian, M Lemay… - JMIR Serious …, 2021 - games.jmir.org
Background Increasing evidence supports the use of virtual reality systems to improve upper
limb motor functions in individuals with cerebral palsy. While virtual reality offers the …

Upper limb robot-assisted therapy in cerebral palsy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial

M Gilliaux, A Renders, D Dispa… - … and neural repair, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Several pilot studies have evoked interest in robot-assisted therapy (RAT) in
children with cerebral palsy (CP). Objective. To assess the effectiveness of RAT in children …

Randomized controlled trial of web‐based multimodal therapy for unilateral cerebral palsy to improve occupational performance

S James, J Ziviani, RS Ware… - … Medicine & Child …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a web‐based therapy
programme,'Move it to improve it'(Mitii™), in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) on …

Active video games and low-cost virtual reality: an ideal therapeutic modality for children with physical disabilities during a global pandemic

M Demers, O Martinie, C Winstein, MT Robert - Frontiers in neurology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Current guidelines against spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) interrupt non-essential
rehabilitation services. Thus, individuals with physical disabilities such as children with …

Robot-assisted and computer-enhanced therapies for children with cerebral palsy: current state and clinical implementation

A Meyer-Heim, HJA van Hedel - Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
The field of pediatric neurorehabilitation has rapidly evolved with the introduction of
technological advancements over recent years. Rehabilitation robotics and computer …

Effect of virtual reality on upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy: a meta-analysis

Y Chen, SY Lee, AM Howard - Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To systematically examine the effect of virtual reality (VR) on upper extremity (UE)
function in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and assess the association among VR effects …

Virtual reality and serious games in neurorehabilitation of children and adults: prevention, plasticity, and participation

JE Deutsch, SW McCoy - Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Use of virtual reality (VR) and serious games (SGs) interventions within rehabilitation as
motivating tools for task specific training for individuals with neurological conditions are fast …