The Effects of Video Games in Stroke

The Efficacy of Video Game Therapy in Patients With Stroke

Aims: To establish whether the effectiveness of conventional treatment is increased when it is complemented with video-based therapy, whether specific rehabilitation or commercial after subacute stroke.

Design: Randomized clinical trial with pre / post-test and follow-up evaluation, assessor blinded study.

Methodology: Three different groups: conventional treatment, conventional treatment and commercial videogame, or conventional treatment and specific rehabilitation videogame. The three groups completed 12 sessions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with stroke
• Hemiplegia on the non-dominant side
• More than 1 month since the stroke
• Score 3 in the shoulder and 2 in the elbow in the modified Medical Research Council scale
• No auditory alterations
• No visual disturbances
• Mini Mental Scale greater than or equal to 24

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with unstable blood pressure or angina.
• History of seizures.
• Do not use video games