The Use of Virtual Reality (VR) in Medical Rehabilitation: Assessment Tools, Application Methods, VR Technology and Clinical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

VR technology has been used in medicine since the 1990s. One of its applications involves the creation of a virtual, interactive environment using assistive health technology, which is used for rehabiliation, e.g., to restore sensory and motor skills lost due to trauma or illness (stroke and brain trauma, spinal cord injury, paralysis of limbs, amputations of the upper or lower limb, stroke, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, neurodegenerative and demyelinating diseases, neuromuscular diseases, vestibular impairments, etc.).

This Special Issue will describe the most recent research and developments in the field of Medical Rehabilitation using VR technologies. This complex interdisciplinary field is located at the interface of physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, biomechanics, kinesiology, bioengineering, neurology and movement disorders, traumatology, etc. Specialists focusing on Medical Rehabilitation through VR aim to create the optimal conditions for the functional rehabilitation of distressed and/or disabled patients. Potential topics may include (but are not limited to) assessment tools, application methods, VR technology and clinical applications.

Dr. Roxana Miclaus
Dr. Elena Amaricai
Guest Editors

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