title: TIES that BIND: an introduction to domain mapping as a visualization tool for virtual rehabilitation.
abstract: The application of virtual reality (VR) to rehabilitation is a young, interdisciplinary field where clinical implementation very rapidly follows scientific discovery and technological advancement. Implementation is often so rapid that demonstration of intervention efficacy by investigators, and establishment of research and development priorities by funding bodies tend to be more reactive than proactive. An examination of the dynamic unfolding of the history of our young discipline may help us recognize the facilitators of current practice and identify the barriers that limit greater progress. This paper presents a first step towards the examination of the past and future growth of VR-based rehabilitation by presenting the use of concept maps to explore the publication history of application of VR to rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Technology, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. tamar@research.haifa.ac.il
authors.forename: Patrice L Tamar
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kedar
authors.forename: Meir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shahar
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003210:Concept Formation; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007254:Information Science / Q000379:methods; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012984:Software; D013597:Systems Analysis; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014584:User-Computer Interface