Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Using Wii Gaming Technology in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial and Proof of Principle

By Gustavo Saposnik, R. Teasell, M. Mamdani, Judith Hall, W. McIlroy, D. Cheung, K. Thorpe, Leonardo G. Cohen, M. Bayley. Stroke, 2010

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Rehabilitation of Motor Function after Stroke: A Multiple Systematic Review Focused on Techniques to Stimulate Upper Extremity Recovery (2016, positive): “Mirror therapy was described initially as a therapeutic modality for amputee’s phantom limb pain (Altschuler et al., 1999; Sathian et al., 2000).”
Virtual Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis and Implications for Clinicians (2011, background): “…wk postintervention Yong et al (2010)25 Subacute 6 sessions FM, MFT, MAS Improvement in FM 12.2% (P 0.007), Motricity index 6.6% (P 0.031), and MAS 20.6% (P 0.32) Saposnik et al (2010)26 Subacute 8 sessions WMFT, BBT, SIS Improvement within VR group in WMFT (35.5%), BBT (26%), and grip strength (29”
What Is the Evidence for Physical Therapy Poststroke? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2014, positive): “Training of the arm and hand in a virtual environment using computer technology which enables patients to interact with this environment and receive feedback about the performance of movements and activities [159,360] was investigated in 15 RCTs (N = 357, PEDro score range 3 [361–365] to 8 [366]) [3”