• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.9
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• pp.46-63
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• 2022

With the rapid development of digital technology and the growing trend to integrate it into the medical field, recent studies suggest language rehabilitation for people with aphasia using virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mobile applications. This study conducted a scoping review to summarize the features of digital technology-based language rehabilitation for aphasia in the last four years (2018-2021) and draw implications for future research. A total of 20 papers met the selection criteria among the documents retrieved from the Web of Science, CINAHL, and RISS. This review demonstrates that digital technology could offer unique treatment content by gamification, individualization, and creating a realistic communication environment, and by utilizing them in various ways. Therefore, we expect digital technology-based language rehabilitation for aphasia could supplement the limitations of conventional language rehabilitation and provide a novel perspective on development of treatment content.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.02a
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• pp.109-114
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 하지 편마비 환자의 편마비 정도를 측정하여 사용하지 않으려고 하는 근육을 강제적으로 사용하도록 하여 하지를 재활할 수 있도록 훈련하는 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 시스템은 체중 부하 및 하지 슬관절의 움직임을 측정하여, 이를 통해 환자가 자신의 편마비 정도를 인식할 수 있도록 화면에 출력함으로써 환자가 피드백을 통해 강제적으로 편마비 하지를 사용 하도록 훈련 시킬 수 있다. 하지 슬관절(Knee Joint)의 움직임은 기존의 방법과는 달리 적외선 필터를 장착한 단일 카메라를 통한 모션 캡쳐 기술을 사용하여 획득한다. 또한, 재활 시스템에 가상현실 기술을 도입하여 무릎을 동시에 굽혔다가 펴는 기립훈련과 양측 하지를 이용한 보행훈련을 입력으로 가상공간을 탐험할 수 있게 함으로써 환자가 흥미롭게 재활훈련을 받을 수 있도록 하였다.

• Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.35-40
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• 2012

The purpose of this review was to investigate feasibility of intensive virtual reality training to improve upper extremity function with brain plasticity of individuals with stroke through the literature. The recovery of the paretic upper extremity depends on regularity and intensity of training as use-dependent plasticity. In resent, virtual reality program has been widely used in the occupational therapy field of augmented stroke rehabilitation. There is a growing body of evidence that virtual reality training of the paretic extremity induces brain plasticity associated with motor improvement. In terms of therapeutic feasibility to improve paretic upper extremity, recent research has explored several important factors of virtual reality training for recovery of upper extremity motor function. These factors include high repetition intensity, high motivation like type of game, enhanced multisensory feedback regarding performance, and interactive task-oriented training. Therefore, occupational therapy combined with intensive and repetitive virtual reality training will enhance recovery of upper extremity motor function after stroke.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.678-681
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• 2019

어지럼증은 모든 사람들이 일상생활에서 겪는 가장 흔한 질병 중 하나이다. 이러한 어지럼증은 주로 전정 기관의 약화 및 충격으로 인한 다양한 원인에 의해 유발되며 전정 재활을 통해 회복 될 수 있다. 전정 재활은 다양한 형태로 존재하지만 모든 사람을 위해 수행 할 수 있는 보편적 인 방법으로 훈련의 목적은 눈, 머리 및 균형 운동을 통해 전정 기관을 반복적으로 운동하는 것이다. 그러나 이러한 재활은 지루하고 흥미가 없으므로 환자가 계속 훈련을 하고 제대로 수행하고 있는지 확인하는 것이 어렵다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 본 연구에서는 Unity3D 및 FOVE HMD를 사용하여 재미있고 평가 가능한 가상 현실 전정 재활의 내용을 구현했다.

• 전기의세계
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• v.63 no.2
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• pp.15-20
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• 2014

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.271-278
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality training on upper extremity function and activities of daily living in patients with sub-acute stroke. The present study enrolled 18 patients with sub-acute stroke. All subjects were assigned into either the experimental group (n=9) or control group (n=9). Both groups received conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes/day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks. Additionally, the experimental group performed virtual reality training in each session for 30 minutes/day, and the control group conducted conventional occupational therapy in each session for 30 minutes/day. The outcome measures were performed through the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and the Korean-modified Barthel Index (K-MBI) before and after intervention. In results, the experimental group showed significant improvements in the scores of FMA and K-MBI after intervention (p<.05). The control group showed significant improvements in the shoulder/elbow/forearm, wrist, and hand sub-domains of the FMA and K-MBI (p<.05). After intervention, the experimental group showed significantly greater improvements in the total score and in the wrist and hand sub-domains of the FMA than control group (p<.05). These findings suggest that virtual reality training may have positive effects on the improvements of upper extremity function in patients with sub-acute stroke.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.172-179
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality game based training on balance and upper limb function in subacute stroke patients. Thirty patients with subacute stroke were randomly assigned to experimental groups(n=15) and control groups(n=15) applying virtual reality game-based training programs. Intervention is applied three times a week for 6 weeks, 30 minutes for 1 time. In the study group, there was a significant improvement in balance ability, upper extremity function, and trunk impairment scale(p<.05), and the difference between the two groups was significant in the BBS, TUG, TIS(p<.05). Based on these results, the virtual reality game based training program is clinically useful exercise program for subacute stroke patients.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.235-247
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• 2019

This study was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of Virtual Reality(VR) program on recovery of functional in Stroke through systematic literature review and meta-analysis. The following databases were used to search the literature: RISS, KISS, KMbase. Keywords included 'stroke', 'CVA' 'virtual reality', 'rehabilitation', 'virtual reality program' and the evaluated articles were published from 2009 to November 2018. The statistical was used R program, the effect size of upper limb, balance and ADL were calculated by random-effects model. As a result, 9 RCT studies were meta-analyzed and were evaluated for the risk of bias by the RoB of Cochrane Collaboration; the overall risk of bias was low. The effect sizes of VR program was balance(g=.77), ADL(g=.80) as indicated by a "large effect size". Therefore, VR program is large effective in reducing balance and ADL in strokes. It is necessary to develop and apply a virtual reality-based program using more efficient program development.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.321-329
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• 2019

This study aimed to investigate the effect of virtual reality training focus on ADL on upper extremity function and activities of daily living in stroke patients. 20 patients with chronic stroke were included in this study. The participants were divided into the experimental (n=10) or control (n=10) groups. Both groups received conventional rehabilitation therapy for 30 min a day, 5 times per week for 4 weeks. The experimental group also performed virtual reality training focus on ADL for 30 min a day, and the control group performed general virtual reality training for 30 min a day. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores were evaluated before and after the intervention, and both groups showed significant improvement (p<.05). Compared to the control group, the experimental group showed significant improvement in the FMA wrist score and the FIM total, self-care, and sphincter control scores (p<.05). These findings suggest that virtual reality training focus on ADL may have a positive effect on wrist function and overall ADLs compared to that using general virtual reality training in stroke patients.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.537-545
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• 2020

This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation program (CRP) using virtual content, for recovering patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD). A total of 34 patients with CVD were divided into a control group and an experimental group, and subsequently subjected to a virtual content based CRP, followed by cognition, ADLs, and upper limbs. The control group completed a universal rehabilitation program (URP), and the experimental group was provided a URP and a virtual content based cognitive rehabilitation program. For both groups, respective programs were conducted twice a day, 5 times a week for 4 weeks. Both groups showed significant improvement in ADLs (p<0.05); but the amount of change in the experimental group 5 point improved significantly (p<0.05). Cognition was significantly different for both groups (p<0.05). However, the experimental group showed a greater change (2 point) than the control group when considering the amount of change (p<0.05). Comparing the amount of change in the upper extremity, the experimental group showed a significant change (0.7 point) than the control group (p<0.05). This study confirms that compared to URP, CRP using virtual content significantly improves ADLs and cognition.