Motor performance of individuals with cerebral palsy in a virtual game using a mobile phone

Motor performance of individuals with cerebral palsy in a virtual game using a mobile phone

Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by damage to the immature and developing brain. Research has shown that Virtual Reality (VR) technology can be used in rehabilitation to support the acquisition of motor skills and the achievem...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation: Assistive technology Vol. 13; no. 6; pp. 609 - 613
Main Authors: de Paula, Juliana Nobre, de Mello Monteiro, Carlos Bandeira, da Silva, Talita Dias, Capelini, Camila Miliani, de Menezes, Lilian Del Cielo, Massetti, Thais, Tonks, James, Watson, Suzanna, Nicolai Ré, Alessandro Hervaldo
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Taylor & Francis 18-08-2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Acquisition
Adolescent
Adult
Cell Phone
Cellular telephones
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy - rehabilitation
Control groups
exposure therapy to virtual reality
Games
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mobile phones
Motor ability
motor activity
motor skills
Motor Skills - physiology
Movement - physiology
Posture
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Rehabilitation
Retention
Technological control environment
Video Games
Virtual Reality
Young Adult
cerebral palsy
Technological control environment
exposure therapy to virtual reality
motor skills
motor activity
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Summary:Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by damage to the immature and developing brain. Research has shown that Virtual Reality (VR) technology can be used in rehabilitation to support the acquisition of motor skills and the achievement of functional tasks. The aim of this study was to explore for improvements in the performance of individuals with CP with practice in the use of a virtual game on a mobile phone and to compare their performance with that of the control group. Materials and methods: Twenty-five individuals with CP were matched for age and sex with twenty-five, typically developing individuals. Participants were asked to complete a VR maze task as fast as possible on a mobile phone. All participants performed 20 repetitions in the acquisition phase, five repetitions for retention and five more repetitions for transfer tests, in order to evaluate motor learning from the task. Results: The CP group improved their performance in the acquisition phase and maintained the performance, which was shown by the retention test; in addition, they were able to transfer the performance acquired in an opposite maze path. The CP group had longer task-execution compared to the control group for all phases of the study. Conclusion: Individuals with cerebral palsy were able to learn a virtual reality game (maze task) using a mobile phone, and despite their differences from the control group, this kind of device offers new possibilities for use to improve function. Implications for rehabilitation A virtual game on a mobile phone can enable individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP) to improve performance. This illustrates the potential for use of mobile phone games to improve function. Individuals with CP had poorer performance than individuals without CP, but they demonstrated immediate improvements from using a mobile phone device. Individuals with CP were able to transfer their skills to a similar task indicating that they were able to learn these motor skills by using a mobile phone game.
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ISSN:1748-3107
1748-3115
DOI:10.1080/17483107.2017.1392620