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All About Post-Stroke Virtual Reality Rehabilitation
A stroke is a devastating medical problem that happens when something interrupts the brain's blood supply, causing lasting effects. Severe strokes cause lasting brain damage and symptoms that make daily life difficult.
Rehabilitation after a stroke is essential to improving motor and speech skills—but it's not easy. At the Regenerative Medical Group in Orange, California, Dr. Bryn J. Henderson and Dr. John S. Farag provide virtual reality rehabilitation for post-stroke care.
Our doctors are specialists in primary care and regenerative medicine. Their virtual reality rehabilitation program helps stroke survivors.
What is virtual reality stroke rehabilitation?
Virtual reality stroke rehabilitation is a cutting-edge technology that allows patients to improve motor and cognitive abilities after a stroke. It utilizes virtual reality technology and computers to provide real-life simulations that assist with recovery.
VR technology utilizes a headset and sensory devices to immerse the patient in a virtual experience that we tailor to their needs. The simulations offer rewards and real-time feedback to help the patient regain cognition and motor skills lost after a stroke.
A stroke affects balance, coordination, and strength, which is difficult to improve with traditional recovery plans. VR technology engages your mind with games and activities that are fun but successful in improving mobility after a stroke.
Key components of VR stroke rehab
After a stroke, rehabilitation is necessary to improve function and activities of daily living. Therapy begins with a headset that fully immerses you in a VR world for recovery.
We attach sensors to the body that track movements in real-time, allowing the virtual environment to respond immediately to the patient's needs. The virtual environment also offers customized programs based on each patient's specific needs.
There are several key components of VR stroke rehabilitation, which include the following:
Working on activities of daily living
Strokes affect activities of daily living, making it difficult to put on clothes, cook, or do simple chores around the house. The virtual environment utilizes an immersive experience focusing on improving motor skills to enable you to perform ADLs after therapy.
Focused gait training
Walking after a stroke is difficult, especially with decreased motor function. VR provides the tools to help you work on gait training and balance to improve walking and movement.
Motor rehabilitation
A stroke affects the arms and hands, along with all motor skills. Our VR technology uses immersive experiences to improve motor skills, such as reaching for things at home, opening jars or lids, and working with tools.
Benefits of VR stroke rehab treatment
A virtual reality stroke rehabilitation program is a significant step up from traditional recovery tools. It offers customized technology and motor sensors to provide real-time adjustments and improve your skills. Other benefits of VR technology for stroke recovery include:
Better cognitive function
Cognitive function is essential for performing everyday tasks, but it takes a hit after a stroke. VR technology aids in retrieving cognitive function to improve memory, speech, and learning skills.
Real-time feedback
A significant advantage of VR rehabilitation is its real-time feedback to patients. It allows patients to change movements or motions to improve recovery faster than traditional recovery programs.
Fun and motivating
The VR system offers games and motivational activities that make rehabilitation fun. Our programs sometimes offer fun rewards to help patients reach their goal of healing after a stroke.
Improves neuroplasticity
The repetition in our VR stroke rehabilitation program helps increase neuroplasticity, or the brain's ability to learn and adjust. Repetition allows you to recover faster than traditional therapy.
Call the Regenerative Medical Group today to make an appointment with our team for our stroke recovery program or request a consultation on our website.
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