ArticleInternational journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation2018
Can telerehabilitation games lead to functional improvement of upper extremities in individuals with Parkinson's disease?
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Home Telerehabilitation Based on Serious Games for Continuity of Care in People With Parkinson's Disease
Efficacy of Non-immersive Virtual Reality-based Telerehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease: a Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of Telerehabilitation Versus Clinic-based Task-oriented Circuit Training on Upper Extremity Functions and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Patient.
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Telerehabilitation - Historical Perspectives and Conceptual Framework in Reference to Neurological Disorders: A Narrative Review.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation on Motor Impairments, Non-motor Symptoms and Compliance in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Recent advances in rehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease with Exergames: A Systematic Review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
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- Virtual Reality in the Neurorehabilitation of Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease: Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Gamification Integration in Technological Devices for Motor Rehabilitation in Parkinson Disease: Scoping Review.JMIR serious games · 2025Review
- Gamification-based tele-rehabilitation for physical therapy in patients with Parkinson's disease: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Telerehabilitation by Videoconferencing for Balance and Gait in People with Parkinson's Disease: A Scoping Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Remote Delivery of Allied Health Therapies in Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Review
- A Clinical Perspective on Bespoke Sensing Mechanisms for Remote Monitoring and Rehabilitation of Neurological Diseases: Scoping Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Multi-Modal Rehabilitation Therapy in Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders.Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology · 2023Article
- Assessment Tasks and Virtual Exergames for Remote Monitoring of Parkinson's Disease: An Integrated Approach Based on Azure Kinect.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Telerehabilitation for upper limb disabilities: a scoping review on functions, outcomes, and evaluation methods.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2022Article
- Tools supporting polypharmacy management in Italy: Factors determining digital technologies' intention to use in clinical practice.Health science reports · 2022Article
- From Digital Health to Digital Well-being: Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a Digitally Guided Self-Rehabilitation Device Coupled With Telerehabilitation Monitoring in Patients With Parkinson Disease (TELEP@RK): Open, Prospective Observational Study.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- Telerehabilitation in response to constrained physical distance: an opportunity to rethink neurorehabilitative routines.Journal of neurology · 2022Review
- Teleneurorehabilitation program (virtual reality) for patients with balance disorders: descriptive study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- How COVID-19 will boost remote exercise-based treatment in Parkinson's disease: a narrative review.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2021Review
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is treated by medication, less with deep brain stimulation and physiotherapy. Different opinions on the clinical meaningfulness of the physiotherapy or recommended intensive physiotherapy were found. Our objectives were to design intensive target-based physiotherapy for upper extremities suitable for telerehabilitation services and examine the clinical meaningfulness of the exergaming at an unchanged medication plan. A telerehabilitation exergaming system using the Kinect sensor was developed; 28 patients with PD participated in the study. The system followed the participants' movements and adapted the difficulty level of the game in real time. The outcomes of the study showed that seven out of 26 participants could set up the equipment at home alone. Clinical outcomes of Box and Blocks Test (mean: 47 vs. 52, P=0.002, Cohen's d=0.40), UPDRS III (mean: 27 vs. 29, P=0.001, d=0.22), and daily activity Jebsen's test; writing a letter (mean: 24.0 vs. 20.6, P=0.003, d=0.23); and moving light objects (mean: 4.4 vs. 3.9, P=0.006, d=0.46) were statistically significant (P<0.05) and considered clinically meaningful. The Nine-Hole Peg Test showed a statistically nonsignificant improvement (mean: 28.0 vs. 26.5, P=0.089, d=0.22). The participants claimed problems with mobility but less with activities of daily living and emotional well-being (PDQ-39). The findings lead to preliminary conclusions that exergaming is feasible, but may require technical assistance, whereas clinically meaningful results could be achieved according to validated instruments and an unchanged medication plan in individuals with PD.
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