Virtual Reality Rehabilition: Improving Strength and Functional Mobility
While battling kidney cancer, this 72-year-old patient began experiencing weakness, foot drop, coordination deficits, and an unsteady gait. Before being referred to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation service, he lived at home with his wife, ambulated with a walker, and required some assistance with self-care.
Therapy Protocol
Physical & Occupational Therapy
- 3-5x/week x 8 weeks
OmniVR® Virtual Rehabilitation System
- Virtual reality exercise performed using Carnival, Bingo, and Picnic activities with progression in intensity and resistance to increase arm and leg strength
Additional Interventions
- Training in transfers and gait; self-care management
Following the 8-week rehabilitation program, enhanced with virtual reality, the patient demonstrated notable progress:
The patient’s therapist shared that he made significant progress in strength and functional mobility using OmniVR®’s virtual exercise activities, allowing him to achieve his goal of returning home with his wife!
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While battling kidney cancer, this 72-year-old patient began experiencing weakness, foot drop, coordination deficits, and an unsteady gate. Before being referred to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation service, he lived at home with his wife, ambulated with a walker, and required some assistance with self-care. Find out how his therapy team used virtual reality rehabilitation to help get him home.
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