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Comparison of Body Positions in Virtual Reality Mirror Box Therapy for Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain in Lower Limb Amputees

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Ronni Nielsen,

Bartal Henriksen,

Martin Kraus,

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VRIC '17: Proceedings of the Virtual Reality International Conference - Laval Virtual 2017

Article No.: 14, Pages 1 - 2

https://doi.org/10.1145/3110292.3110307

Published: 22 March 2017 Publication History

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This paper describes the implementation of two virtual reality (VR) games based on the traditional mirror box therapy (MBT) for lower limb amputees. The games are displayed in VR using a head mounted display (HMD) and two motion controllers attached to the intact leg. Two games were developed which both include a sitting and lying version with the purpose of testing the possibilities for enabling more freedom of leg movement. The games were tested on 8 healthy subjects to compare the sitting and lying versions. The results indicated that the lying position was preferred in one game, whereas the sitting position was preferred in the other game. This suggests that VR can enable more freedom of movement.

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Comparison of Body Positions in Virtual Reality Mirror Box Therapy for Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain in Lower Limb Amputees
1. Applied computing
  1. Life and medical sciences
2. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality

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VRIC '17: Proceedings of the Virtual Reality International Conference - Laval Virtual 2017

March 2017

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DOI:10.1145/3110292

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Tao GGarrett BTaverner TCordingley ESun C(2021)Immersive virtual reality health games: a narrative review of game designJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation10.1186/s12984-020-00801-318:1Online publication date: 11-Feb-2021
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