Improving poststroke recovery: Neuroplasticity and task-oriented training
This review describes neuroplasticity principles underlying poststroke motor recovery, emphasizing experience-dependent plasticity and task-oriented training as key rehabilitation strategies.
A novel fully immersive virtual reality environment for upper extremity rehabilitation in patients with stroke
Randomized controlled trial demonstrating that fully immersive VR combined with conventional therapy significantly improved upper extremity motor function in stroke patients.
Updates in Motor Learning: Implications for Physical Therapist Practice and Education
This perspective describes four distinct motor learning mechanisms with unique neural substrates, offering practical implications for developing more precise physical therapy interventions.
Virtual Reality in Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study on Usability in Seniors with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Pilot study demonstrating high usability and preliminary cognitive improvements in seniors with mild cognitive impairment using immersive VR cognitive training.
Effects of virtual reality-based motor rehabilitation: a systematic review of fMRI studies
Systematic review of 23 fMRI studies shows VR rehabilitation induces cortical reorganization primarily in primary motor cortex, with relateralization to ipsilesional hemisphere.
Towards personalized immersive virtual reality neurorehabilitation: a human-centered design
Human-centered design study identifying five recovery phases and six key themes for IVR neurorehabilitation, emphasizing meaningful and adaptable virtual settings.
Brain Neuroplasticity Leveraging Virtual Reality and Brain–Computer Interface Technologies
Systematic review exploring how VR and brain-computer interfaces promote neuroplasticity by stimulating specific brain regions and influencing cognitive functions.
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Anxiety and Pain Management in Children and Adolescents Receiving Cancer Treatment
Meta-analysis of 14 RCTs shows VR has a medium, significant effect on reducing pain and anxiety in children receiving cancer treatment, with age moderating effectiveness.
Virtual reality for cancer symptom management: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Systematic review of 15 RCTs shows VR effectiveness in reducing physical symptoms like pain and fatigue, and psychological symptoms including anxiety and depression in cancer patients.
Immersive and Non-Immersive Virtual Reality for Pain and Anxiety Management in Pediatric Patients with Hematological or Solid Cancer
Systematic review of 13 studies shows VR beneficial effects during painful vascular access procedures in pediatric cancer patients, with limited evidence for anxiety reduction.