TY - GEN
T1 - BrightArm duo integrative rehabilitation for post-stroke maintenance in skilled nursing facilities
AU - House, G.
AU - Burdea, G.
AU - Polistico, K.
AU - Roll, D.
AU - Kim, J.
AU - Damiani, F.
AU - Keeler, S.
AU - Hundal, J.
AU - Pollack, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/12/16
Y1 - 2015/12/16
N2 - Purpose: To determine clinical benefits of the BrightArm Duo bimanual upper extremity (UE) rehabilitation system for maintenance of older hemiplegic residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Methods: The system underwent a longitudinal controlled study in two SNFs. Seven chronic post-stroke participants trained for 8 weeks of increasingly intensive sessions followed by a 2 week booster period starting 10 weeks later. The sessions involved computer games designed to improve UE motor deficits, function, cognition and emotive state. BrightArm Duo recorded arm reach, arm active movement repetitions, hand grasps, and game performance. The control group (N=3) continued with normal maintenance programs offered in their SNF. Participants' motor function was evaluated pre-therapy, post-therapy, and pre-booster and post-booster using standard clinical measures. Participants' cognition was evaluated pre- and post- initial intervention and post-booster. Outcomes: The experimental group significantly improved in shoulder strength, grasp strength, active range of movement, supported arm reach and depression. The motor function and emotive levels post-booster were much higher than post- initial training. The experimental group motor, emotive, and cognitive outcomes were much better than for the control group. Conclusions: Initial results are promising for the integration of the BrightArm Duo in maintenance programs of SNF residents.
AB - Purpose: To determine clinical benefits of the BrightArm Duo bimanual upper extremity (UE) rehabilitation system for maintenance of older hemiplegic residents of Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Methods: The system underwent a longitudinal controlled study in two SNFs. Seven chronic post-stroke participants trained for 8 weeks of increasingly intensive sessions followed by a 2 week booster period starting 10 weeks later. The sessions involved computer games designed to improve UE motor deficits, function, cognition and emotive state. BrightArm Duo recorded arm reach, arm active movement repetitions, hand grasps, and game performance. The control group (N=3) continued with normal maintenance programs offered in their SNF. Participants' motor function was evaluated pre-therapy, post-therapy, and pre-booster and post-booster using standard clinical measures. Participants' cognition was evaluated pre- and post- initial intervention and post-booster. Outcomes: The experimental group significantly improved in shoulder strength, grasp strength, active range of movement, supported arm reach and depression. The motor function and emotive levels post-booster were much higher than post- initial training. The experimental group motor, emotive, and cognitive outcomes were much better than for the control group. Conclusions: Initial results are promising for the integration of the BrightArm Duo in maintenance programs of SNF residents.
KW - Bimanual Interaction
KW - BrightArm Duo
KW - Integrative Rehabilitation
KW - Skilled Nursing Facility
KW - Stroke
KW - Virtual Reality
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U2 - 10.1109/ICVR.2015.7358594
DO - 10.1109/ICVR.2015.7358594
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR
SP - 207
EP - 214
BT - 2015 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 11th Annual International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation, ICVR 2015
Y2 - 9 June 2015 through 12 June 2015
ER -