Research Article
Development of a novel therapy in virtual motor rehabilitation after severe Guillain-Barré symptomatology
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252190, author={Albiol-P\^{e}rez Sergio and Forcano-Garc\^{\i}a Mercedes and Mu\`{o}oz-Tom\^{a}s Mª Teresa and Manzano-Hern\^{a}ndez Pilar and Solsona-Hern\^{a}ndez Sof\^{\i}a and Gil-G\^{o}mez Jos\^{e}-Antonio}, title={Development of a novel therapy in virtual motor rehabilitation after severe Guillain-Barr\^{e} symptomatology}, proceedings={ICTs for improving Patients Rehabilitation Research Techniques}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={REHAB}, year={2013}, month={5}, keywords={virtual motor rehabilitation guillain barre balance balance control gait}, doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252190} }
- Albiol-Pérez Sergio
Forcano-García Mercedes
Muñoz-Tomás Mª Teresa
Manzano-Hernández Pilar
Solsona-Hernández Sofía
Gil-Gómez José-Antonio
Year: 2013
Development of a novel therapy in virtual motor rehabilitation after severe Guillain-Barré symptomatology
REHAB
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2013.252190
Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome is an inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy where the etiology is not clear. Some of the most important problems in this type of syndrome are balance and gait disorders. Traditional rehabilitation includes exercises such as proper limb positioning, posture, orthotics, and activities that patients carry out in daily living (ADL). Novel therapies based on Virtual Motor Rehabilitation (VMR) are alternative treatments to increase the patient’s motor recovery. In this paper, we proposed a virtual rehabilitation system (ABAR) to increase the results in static and dynamic balance for Guillain-Barré patients. The results of the clinical test show that the use of the ABAR system improves balance, postural control, and gait in Guillain-Barré patients.