Restoring Strength and Self-Care with Dynamic Balance and Virtual Rehab Technologies

Restoring Strength and Self-Care with Dynamic Balance and Virtual Rehab Technologies

A 75-year-old woman was admitted to a skilled nursing facility with weakness and inability to perform self-care following hospitalization for spinal abscess and resulting C7-L2 laminectomy (spinal surgery). Prior to hospitalization, she lived in a one-story home, used a rollator walker, and performed self-care tasks independently.


Therapy Protocol

Occupational Therapy

  • 5x/week x 9 weeks

OmniVR® Virtual Rehabilitation System

  • OmniVR® virtual reality exercise performed using Bingo, Carnival, and Picnic activities to increase strength and endurance.

OmniStand® Dynamic Balance System

  • Static and dynamic balance training with OmniStand® for improved control during self-care activities.

Additional Interventions

  • Training for strength, balance, and transfers; self-care management.

OmniVR®

Virtual Rehabilitation

OmniStand®

Dynamic Balance System

The therapist reports that this woman performed OmniVR® activities with a high level of engagement and enjoyment:

During the picnic activity, she kept requesting to repeat the exercise in order to achieve zero errors. She met all her goals, allowing her to return home!

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A 75-year-old woman was admitted to a skilled nursing facility with weakness and inability to perform self-care following hospitalization for spinal abscess and resulting C7-L2 laminectomy (spinal surgery). Prior to hospitalization, she lived in a one-story home, used a rollator walker, and performed self-care tasks independently. Discover how her care team used OmniVR and OmniStand to help her regain her strength and return home.

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