Rehabilitation scientists Marcus King and Kimberlee Jordan from Im-Able's research partner, Industrial Research Ltd, have authored a chapter on the use of augmented reality in post-stroke rehabilitation in a just-published book on the emerging applications of Augmented Reality.
The authors note that upper limb rehabilitation in particular remains problematic post stroke. Whereas up to 83% of stroke survivors learn to walk again (Skilbeck et al., 1983), it is estimated that only 5 to 20% of stroke survivors attain complete functional recovery of their affected UL (Kwakkel et al., 2003).
They conclude that Augmented Reality provides the ability to enrich the environment and increase a stroke survivor’s interaction / experiences, leading to beneficial effects in terms of engagement and upper limb rehabilitation outcomes.
Augmented Reality - Some Emerging Application Areas, ISBN 978-953-307-422-1, edited by Andrew Yeh Ching Nee
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