After a distal radius fracture, patients are treated surgically or by casting, being immobilized for between 2 and 6 weeks 2. Feeling embodied in a virtual body can be used as a rehabilitation tool to speed up and improve motor functional recovery of a fractured arm after the immobilization period.ĭistal radius fractures are one of the most common fractures of the upper limb and occur with a ratio of about 3:1 in females compared to males 1. We also found larger range of joint movements and lower disability of the fractured arm compared with patients in the Non-immersive VR and CDM groups. We found that functional recovery of the arm in the immersive VR group was correlated with the ownership and agency scores over the virtual arm. We carried out a between 3-group controlled trial with 54 patients (mean age = 61.80 ± 14.18): 20 patients were assigned to the experimental training group (immersive VR), 20 to the conventional digit mobilization (CDM) training control group, and 14 to a non-immersive (non-immersive VR) training control group. We designed a rehabilitation program based on developing ownership over a virtual arm and then exercising it in immersive VR. In this study, we investigated the benefits of an embodiment-based immersive VR training program for orthopedic upper limb rehabilitation, with the aim of improving the motor functional ability of the arm and accelerating the rehabilitation process in patients with a conservatively managed distal radius fracture. Recent evidence supports the use of immersive virtual reality (immersive VR) as a means of applying visual feedback techniques in neurorehabilitation.
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