Virtual Reality Technology in Neurologic Rehabilitation

申请者描述(申请人提供)：本申请的目的是为2008年6月18-21日在加拿大安大略省尼亚格拉瀑布举行的国际电生理学和运动学学会(ISEK)第17届两年一次的大会“神经康复中的虚拟现实技术”国际研讨会寻求支持。研讨会的基本原理是为正在开发和测试康复虚拟现实应用程序的研究人员提供一个论坛，以便他们之间进行交流，并与更广泛的受众进行交流，以促进知识的翻译。选定专题讨论会的演讲者和专题是为了介绍虚拟现实用于康复的跨学科和多样化的观点。朱迪思·多伊奇博士将在研讨会开幕时发表主旨演讲，对比四种能够实现中风后行走的虚拟现实方法。斯维斯特鲁普博士、惠特尼博士和阿达莫维奇博士还将介绍另外三次演讲(每次30分钟)。演讲者代表来自运动控制和康复研究社区的个人，他们对不同的人群使用不同的虚拟现实技术。它们代表了开发和测试将转移到临床实践的技术所需的跨学科合作。圆桌讨论会将使与会者参与与开发既可用于诊断又可用于干预的技术有关的对话。该报告将在《神经工程与康复杂志》和《神经学物理治疗杂志》上联合发表。公共卫生相关性：虚拟现实技术的使用有可能增强现有的神经疾病患者的康复方法。这将通过提供密集的、目标导向的培训来实现，这些培训将根据患者的需求进行定制。传播有关虚拟现实康复的知识将提高这项技术对患有神经疾病的人有用的速度。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this application is to seek support a single year request for support of an international symposium, "Virtual Reality Technology in Neurological Rehabilitation" as part of the XVII biennial Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK), Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada in June 18-21, 2008. The rationale for the symposium is to provide a forum for researchers who are developing and testing virtual reality applications for rehabilitation to communicate amongst themselves and with a broader audience to facilitate knowledge translation. The symposium speakers and topics were selected to present an interdisciplinary and diverse perspective on virtual reality used for rehabilitation. Dr. Judith Deutsch will open the symposium with a keynote address contrasting four virtual reality approaches to enable walking post-stroke. Three additional talks (30 minutes each) will be presented by Dr. Sveistrup, Dr. Whitney and Dr. Adamovich. The speakers represent individuals from the motor control, rehabilitation research communities that use different virtual reality technologies with different populations. They represent the inter-disciplinary collaborations that are required to develop and test technologies that will transfer to clinical practice. A round table discussion will engage participants in the dialogue related to developing technologies that can have both diagnostic and intervention applications. The presentation will be co-published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation and the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Use of virtual reality technology has the potential to augment existing rehabilitation approaches for people with neurologic conditions. This will be done by delivering intensive, goal directed training that will be customized to the patient's needs. Dissemination of knowledge about virtual reality rehabilitation will increase the rate at which this technology can become useful for individuals with neurologic conditions.