Title :
Stepping games with Dance Mat for motor rehabilitation
Author :
Kozyavkin, V.I. ; Kachmar, B.O. ; Terletskyy, O.I. ; Kachmar, O.O. ; Ablikova, I.V.
Author_Institution :
Int. Clinic of Rehabilitation, Truskavets, Ukraine
Abstract :
Stepping games with Dance Mat has been developed to extend Web-based home rehabilitation gaming system for patients with movement disorders. Preliminary assessment of the games was performed on five patients with Cerebral Palsy that conducted daily home training sessions for a period of two weeks. The patients have been assessed by following tests: Timed Up and Go test, Pediatric Balance Scale, Four Square Step Test and Stabilometry. Preliminary results show balance improvement in patients with Cerebral Palsy after training courses.
Keywords :
Internet; computer games; medical disorders; paediatrics; patient rehabilitation; Cerebral Palsy; Web-based home rehabilitation gaming system; daily home training sessions; dance mat; four square step test; motor rehabilitation; movement disorder patients; pediatric balance scale; stabilometry; stepping games; timed tip and go test; training courses; Computers; Games; Hardware; Pediatrics; Servers; Training; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/ICVR.2013.6662108
