Monday, May 16, 2011

Next Generation Gamers: Computer Games Aid Recovery From Stroke

Could be also useful in the FA rehabilitation?

Medical News Today. 15 May 2011
Computer games are not just for kids. New research published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, a BioMed Central open access journal, shows that computer games can speed up and improve a patient's recovery from paralysis after stroke.

Scientific paper:
"Robotically Facilitated Virtual Rehabilitation of Arm Transport Integrated With Finger Movement in Persons with Hemiparesis"
Alma S Merians, Gerard G Fluet, Qinyin Qiu, Soha Saleh, Ian Lafond, Amy Davidow and Sergei V Adamovich
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (in press)