title: Occupational therapists' evaluation of haptic motor rehabilitation.
abstract: Haptic-based virtual rehabilitation systems have recently become a subject of interest. In addition to the benefits provided by virtual rehabilitation, the haptic-based systems offer force and tactile feedback which can be for upper and lower extremity rehabilitation. In this paper, we present a system that uses haptics, in conjunction with virtual environments, to provide a rich media environment for motor rehabilitation of stroke patients. The system also provides Occupational Therapists (OTs) with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that enables them to configure the hardware and virtual exercises and to monitor patients' performance. We also present an analysis of the system by a group of OTs from the Ottawa General Hospital, Rehabilitation Center. The OT's feedback, both the positives and negatives, and the results of the assessment test are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Distributed and Collaborative Virtual Environments Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. rkayyali@discover.uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Ruba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kayyali
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alamri
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: Shervin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shirmohammadi
authors.forename: Abdulmotaleb
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Saddik
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lemaire
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D018782:Maze Learning; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface