Virtual reality based arm rehab system for stroke patients

Virtual Reality has been used in medical field for various kinds of applications such

as surgery simulation and planning, medical data visualization, anatomy teaching, etc.

One of the medical applications that is gaining momentum and could benefit large

number of people is Virtual Reality-based Rehabilitation. Stroke, one of the leading

causes of death and disability in United States and other parts of the world calls for 

innovative rehabilitation methods in providing therapy for the patients. Virtual Reality,

which has been already proven to be effective in different forms of training and education,

can come to rescue us from the global epidemic by providing therapy through

virtual games/exercises designed to make the patients stay more motivated and engaged

longer. My thesis describes a system for virtual reality based arm rehabilitation for

stroke patients and its development.

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