Virtual Therapy System in a Multisensory Environment for Patients with Alzheimer’s

2019 ◽  
pp. 767-781
Author(s):  
Patricio Encalada ◽  
Johana Medina ◽  
Santiago Manzano ◽  
Juan P. Pallo ◽  
Dennis Chicaiza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multisensory Environment ◽  
Virtual Therapy

Virtual Therapy in Patients with Depression: Preliminary Observation

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasile Chirita ◽  
Mircea llinca ◽  
Roxana Chirita ◽  
Marinela Bisca ◽  
Gabriela Chele
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Observation ◽  
Virtual Therapy

scholarly journals Rethinking Telerehabilitation: Attitudes of Physical Therapists and Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110343
Author(s):  
Fereshteh Saaei ◽  
Susan G Klappa
Keyword(s):  
Patient Population ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Patient Survey ◽  
Patient Perspectives ◽  
Remote Care ◽  
Virtual Therapy ◽  
Therapy Sessions

COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of telehealth among various specialties, including rehabilitation. The fast-paced implementation of telerehabilitation has laid bare its challenges, providing an opportunity for innovation in order to enhance the experience of remote care. The purpose of this study sought to understand the attitudes toward telerehabilitation from physical therapist (PT) and patient perspectives. Two surveys administered to PTs, and the general patient population explored beliefs regarding telerehabilitation. There were a total of 289 participant responses in this study. There were 228 PT respondents and 61 patients who responded to the patient survey. Qualitative results describe current attitudes toward telerehabilitation. Results indicated both groups were receptive to virtual therapy sessions; however, some challenges were also reported. Current challenges and trends in utilizing telerehabilitation are further discussed.

scholarly journals Functional Analytic Multisensory Environmental Therapy for People with Dementia

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A. Staal
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Behavioral Theory ◽  
Behavioral Disturbance ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Treatment Room ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Multisensory Environment

This paper introduces Functional Analytic Multisensory Environmental Therapy (FAMSET) for use with elders with dementia while using a multisensory environment/snoezelen room. The model introduces behavioral theory and practice to the multisensory environment treatment, addressing assessment, and, within session techniques, integrating behavioral interventions with emotion-oriented care. A modular approach is emphasized to delineate different treatment phases for multisensory environment therapy. The aim of the treatment is to provide a safe and effective framework for reducing the behavioral disturbance of the disease process, increasing elder well-being, and to promote transfer of positive effects to other environments outside of the multisensory treatment room.

scholarly journals Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation: assessment, training and the effect of virtual therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Kiper ◽  
Andrea Turolla ◽  
Lamberto Piron ◽  
Michela Agostini ◽  
Alfonc Baba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcomes ◽  
Function Impairment ◽  
Sensory Modalities ◽  
Task Practice ◽  
Adaptive Nature ◽  
Virtual Therapy

The motor function impairment deriving from stroke injury has a negative impact on autonomy and on the activities of daily living. Several studies have demonstrated that learning new motor skills is important to induce neuroplasticity and functional recovery. To facilitate the activation of brain areas and consequently neuroplasticity, it may be advantageous to combine traditional motor rehabilitation with innovative technology, in order to promote motor re-learning and skill re-acquisition by means of an enhanced training. Following these principles, exercises should involve multiple sensory modalities exploiting the adaptive nature of the nervous system, in order to promote active patient participation. Movement re-learning could be improved by means of training in an enriched environment focused on optimizing the affordances between the motor system and the physical environment: virtual reality technologies allow for the possibility to create specific settings where the affordances are optimized. Several autors report that patients treated in virtual representation could, in both acute and chronic stroke, improve their arm motor function. Reinforced Feedback in a Virtual Environment (RFVE), can incorporate the elements necessary to maximize motor learning, such as repetitive and differentiated task practice, feedback of performance and results, and reinforcement of the motivation. The RFVE approach may lead to better rehabilitation outcomes in the treatment of the upper limb in stroke patients.

Localization in Virtual Acoustic Displays

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Wenzel
Keyword(s):  
Technological Capabilities ◽  
Critical Research ◽  
General Philosophy ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
The Future ◽  
Multisensory Environment ◽  
Spatial Display ◽  
Advanced Computer

This paper discusses the development of a particular spatial display medium, the virtual acoustic display. Although the technology can stand alone, it is envisioned ultimately to be a component of a larger multisensory environment and will no doubt find its greatest utility in that context. A general philosophy of the project has been that the development of advanced computer interfaces should be driven first by an understanding of human perceptual requirements, and secondarily by technological capabilities or constraints. In expanding on this view, the paper addresses why virtual acoustic displays are useful, characterizes the abilities of such displays, reviews some recent approaches to their implementation and application, describes the research project at NASA Ames in some detail, and finally outlines some critical research issues for the future.

A Nonformal Interactive Therapeutic Multisensory Environment for People With Cerebral Palsy

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesar Mauri ◽  
Agusti Solanas ◽  
Toni Granollers
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Multisensory Environment

EMMA: An Adaptive Display for Virtual Therapy

2007 ◽  
pp. 258-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Alcañiz ◽  
Cristina Botella ◽  
Beatriz Rey ◽  
Rosa Baños ◽  
Jose A. Lozano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Therapy

Forming associations between language and sensorimotor traces during novel word learning

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIRGIT ÖTTL ◽  
CAROLIN DUDSCHIG ◽  
BARBARA KAUP
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Word Learning ◽  
Arm Movement ◽  
Learning Phase ◽  
Movement Direction ◽  
Lower Visual Field ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Novel Objects ◽  
Multisensory Environment ◽  
Novel Word Learning

abstractEmbodied models of language comprehension are based on the assumption that words become associated with sensorimotor experiences during initial word learning. To test this hypothesis, adult participants learned artificial words as labels for novel objects in a multisensory environment. In a word learning phase, novel objects were located in the participant’s upper or lower visual field and participants learned the objects’ names by interacting with them. In a test phase, participants responded to the color of the words with either an upwards or a downwards directed arm movement in a Stroop-like paradigm. Responses were fastest when the movement direction was compatible with the word’s referent location (i.e., the location of the novel object in vertical space) during the learning phase. This finding suggests that sensorimotor experiences become associated with words during initial word learning. The results of the current study and implications for language learning are discussed.

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