Patients often lose the feeling of an arm or other limbs after a stroke, and in such cases, rehabilitation or physio-therapies are often helpful to help them recover their motor skills.
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But these are also very intensive, time-consuming let alone expensive and inconvenient to the individual.?
To make this experience a lot more interesting and fun, researchers from the University of Missouri have made use of a motion-sensor video game dubbed Recovery Rapids to allow for motor skills recovery for stroke patients at the comfort of their homes with the help of telehealth.?
Researchers discovered that the game-based therapy allowed for improved outcomes, similar to a highly regarded form of in-person therapy dubbed constraint-induced therapy while requiring only a fifth of the therapist hours.?
Rachel Proffitt, assistant professor in the MU School of Health Professions explains, that traditional rehab home exercises tend to be very repetitive and monotonous and patients rarely follow them. This game however helps patients look forward to rehabilitation by completing various challenges, making the experience more fun and interactive. And researchers saw patients also adhered well to the prescribed exercises.?
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Proffitt explained the routine, "The patient is virtually placed in a kayak, and as they go down the river, they perform arm motions simulating paddling, rowing, scooping up trash, swaying from side to side to steer, and reaching overhead to clear out spider webs and bats, so it's making the exercises fun."
She added, "As they progress, the challenges get harder, and we conduct check-ins with the participants via telehealth to adjust goals, provide feedback and discuss the daily activities they want to resume as they improve."
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