Developments in Balance assessment and intervention as a challenge for virtual rehabilitation

Author

Keshner, Emily A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. Therapy, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA

fYear

2008

fDate

25-27 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

35

Abstract

One of the most pervasive disabilities is postural instability because it can arise with changes in both the central and peripheral nervous systems and in the skeletal-muscular system. In this keynote address, I will explore the role that virtual environment technology (VE) can play in the assessment and treatment of balance disorders and highlight some object lessons for virtual rehabilitation that have been learned through research in posture and balance.

Keywords

mechanoception; medical computing; patient diagnosis; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; balance assessment; balance disorder assessment; balance disorder treatment; central nervous system; peripheral nervous syste; pervasive disability; postural instability; skeletal-muscular system; virtual environment technology; virtual rehabilitation; Application software; Collaboration; Control systems; Educational institutions; Explosions; Games; Nervous system; Space technology; Virtual environment; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Rehabilitation, 2008

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2700-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2701-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICVR.2008.4625117

Filename

4625117