Occupational therapists' evaluation of haptic motor rehabilitation.
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.
Kayyali
Ruba
R
Distributed and Collaborative Virtual Environments Research Laboratory, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. rkayyali@discover.uottawa.ca
Alamri
Atif
A
Eid
Mohamad
M
Iglesias
Rosa
R
Shirmohammadi
Shervin
S
El Saddik
Abdulmotaleb
A
Lemaire
Edward
E
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