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Motor performance of individuals with cerebral palsy in a virtual game using a mobile phone.

Juliana Nobre de PaulaCarlos Bandeira de Mello MonteiroTalita Dias Da SilvaCamila Miliani CapeliniLilian Del Cielo de MenezesThais MassettiJames TonksSuzanna WatsonAlessandro Hervaldo Nicolai Ré
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology (2017)
Individuals with cerebral palsy were able to learn a virtual reality game (maze task) using a mobile phone, and despite their differences from the control group, this kind of device offers new possibilities for use to improve function. Implications for rehabilitation A virtual game on a mobile phone can enable individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP) to improve performance. This illustrates the potential for use of mobile phone games to improve function. Individuals with CP had poorer performance than individuals without CP, but they demonstrated immediate improvements from using a mobile phone device. Individuals with CP were able to transfer their skills to a similar task indicating that they were able to learn these motor skills by using a mobile phone game.
Keyphrases
  • cerebral palsy
  • virtual reality
  • climate change
  • human health