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Virtual System for Upper Limbs Rehabilitation in Children

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Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics (AVR 2017)

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A virtual system is presented for upper limbs rehabilitation in children using a haptic device and oculus rift. Two interactive games were created in Unity 3D with daily tasks and easy execution. In addition, the virtual system was used by two groups of children (CP and Down Syndrome) with mild spasticity, the same ones who performed the exercise. The movements allowed by the system help in the rehabilitation of the hands and in hand-eye coordination. The participants completed a SEQ usability test with results (52 ± 0.43) by group 1 and (53,5 ± 0,72) by group 2. The outcomes allow determining that the system has a good acceptance to be used in rehabilitation. Children in group 2 (Down Syndrome) achieved to manage the system successfully despite intellectual and ocular difficulties.

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We thank the “Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE” for financing the investigation project number 2016-PIC-0017.

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    Edwin Pruna, Andrés Acurio, Jenny Tigse, Ivón Escobar, Marco Pilatásig & Pablo Pilatásig

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Pruna, E., Acurio, A., Tigse, J., Escobar, I., Pilatásig, M., Pilatásig, P. (2017). Virtual System for Upper Limbs Rehabilitation in Children. In: De Paolis, L., Bourdot, P., Mongelli, A. (eds) Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics. AVR 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10325. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60928-7_9

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