A six-week interactive computer play rehabilitation program for children with moderate cerebral palsy was feasible and safe in school settings, a study shows. These findings may aid in the development of rehabilitation programs for children with cerebral palsy. The research article, “The effect of interactive…
An exchange program, sponsored by nonprofit organization Mitacs and the University of Toronto, gave doctoral student Alexander MacIntosh the opportunity to design a video game to help youths with cerebral palsy improve function in their underused hand. His goal was to make occupational therapy less taxing for cerebral…
A video game developed by researchers at Imperial College London was shown to help patients recover from conditions that led to physical impairment by creating a collaborative environment with healthy volunteers, such as therapists and family members. This game-based therapy may represent a new rehabilitation option for patients with illnesses such…