Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Games on Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation

1. Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Games on Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Researchers concluded that virtual reality practice could help improve muscle control. VR games and exercises can greatly improve physical and cognitive function in people with cerebral palsy. by CogniHab VR GAMES FOR CEREBRAL PALSY REHABILITATION One of the best games in VR, which is fun and engaging and also therapeutic, used to train cerebral palsy kids is called Tennis in VR. In this game, the child is required to volley back the balls coming at him from the other court using VR controllers. This trains him to make proper hand movements and it also improves his hand-eye co- ordination. VR CEREBRAL PALSY EXERCISES A physical therapy based exercise in VR which improves the wrist movement in the cerebral palsy affected child is fixing an LED bulb. In order to fix an LED bulb, the child has to remove the bulb and put in a new one. This involves rotating his wrists in a clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. VR CEREBRAL PALSY JOURNEYS Cerebral Palsy affected kids are usually scared of interacting with society. They have to be motivated and we need to instill confidence in them. A VR journey is the right match to deal with their anxiety. These journeys provide an escape to their minds and open the doors to magical getaways like space, beaches, mystical mountains etc. Source: www.cognihab.com/blog/vr-games-in-cerebral-palsy-rehab