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The Role of Virtual Reality and Biomechanical Technologies in Stroke Rehabilitation

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The aim of this paper is to present a spectrum of virtual reality and biomechanical technologies that can be potentially used in supporting the rehabilitation of people after stroke, in both clinical and home conditions. The methodology was based on a systematic review of up-to-date, published research works available in Elsevier Science Direct database including peer-reviewed journal articles. As a result, trends, possible promising solutions and gaps in the area of innovative rehabilitation tools for post-stroke patients were recognized and discussed. Particularly, the new knowledge and good practices focused on the applicability of biomechanical systems and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in stroke treatment were searched, which is the subject of an educational and international Erasmus+ project entitled “Development of innovative training contents based on the applicability of virtual reality in the field of stroke rehabilitation- Brain4Train”. The training content, which is one of the project outcomes, will be provided to all interested professionals engaged in post-stroke patients’ rehabilitation, in order to make them capable to develop customized rehabilitation programs based on techno-innovative rehabilitation models.

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This work has been done under the project “Development of innovative Training contents based on the applicability of Virtual Reality in the field of Stroke Rehabilitation”, contract number 2017-1-PL01-KA202-038370, a project funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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  1. Institute of Production Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

    Joanna Bartnicka & Robert Michnik

  2. Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Cristina Herrera & David Garrido

  3. Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Esteban E. Pavan & Paolo Vercesi

  4. European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Delegate, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

    Enrique Varela-Donoso

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Bartnicka, J. et al. (2019). The Role of Virtual Reality and Biomechanical Technologies in Stroke Rehabilitation. In: Nazir, S., Teperi, AM., Polak-Sopińska, A. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 785. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93882-0_34

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