2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of arm training system for hemiplegic upper-extremityafter stroke using virtual reality motor learning and evaluation of the effect.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20680030
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	FURUSAWA Yoshihito Tohoku University, 病院, 医員 (70396498)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Keywords	リハビリテーション / 片麻痺上肢 / 運動学習 / バーチャル・リアリティー / 動作解析
Research Abstract	A training method that can be executed effectively and daily is requested for hemiplegic upper-extremity after stroke. In this study, a new training system was developed using the theory of mirror neuron system. The system was consisted of PC, display and motion sensor of an affected hand. Subjects were required to move the affedcted hand on the desk according to the movement of the virtual hand in the display. The effects of imitating movement for hemiplegic training were evaluated by 3D motion analysis and questionnaires with healthy subjects and hemiplegic patients.