Poster Session  |   July 2015
Using Virtual Reality Upper-Extremity Training Combined With Task Practice to Improve Functional Performance
Amber Lowe, OTR/L; Jenny Dorich, OTR/L, CHT; Beth Warnken, OTR/L; Karen Harpster, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Article Information
Neurologic Conditions / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   July 2015
Using Virtual Reality Upper-Extremity Training Combined With Task Practice to Improve Functional Performance
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515055p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO1100
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515055p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO1100
Abstract

Date Presented 4/16/2015

Children with hemiplegia participated in an intensive neurorehabilitation program combining virtual reality treatment with intensive task training 3 days per week for 5 to 6 wk. Participants’ ages ranged from 9 to 17 yr. Participants made significant improvements in self-selected, functional goals.