Virtual Reality Training May Be as Effective as Regular Therapy After Stroke

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Using virtual reality therapy to improve arm and hand movement after a stroke is equally as effective as regular therapy.

“Virtual reality training may be a motivating alternative for people to use as a supplement to their standard therapy after a stroke,” said study author Iris Brunner, PhD, of Aarhus University, Hammel Neurocenter in Denmark. “Future studies could also look at whether people could use virtual reality therapy remotely from their homes, which could lessen the burden and cost of traveling to a medical center for standard therapy.”

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The study involved 120 people with an average age of 62 who had suffered a stroke on average about a month before the study started. All of the participants had mild to severe muscle weakness or impairment in their wrists, hands or upper arms. The participants had four to five hour-long training sessions per week for four weeks. The participants’ arm and hand functioning was tested at the beginning of the study, after the training ended and again three months after the start of the study.

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