Assessment Effectiveness of the Leap Motion Capture® System on the Functionality of the Upper Limb in Acquired Brain Injury

Assessment Effectiveness of the Leap Motion Capture® System on the Functionality of the Upper Limb in Acquired Brain Injury

The affectedness of the motor control of the upper limb, particulary, the hand and/or fingers, appears in many neurological diseases, what is going to impact on the functionality of the subject. The use of new technologies in the rehabilitation environment, has the target to reduce the impact on the disabling conditions. So that, the goal of this investigation is to evaluate the system use effectiveness of the Leap Motion Controller® in the treatment on the upper limb on patients with neurological disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• people aged between 30 and 70 years old;
• with a confirmed diagnosis of brain damage (>6 months);
• UL motor impairment with a Fugl-Meyer score≥16;
• a modified Ashworth scale score≤2 in the deltoid, triceps brachii, biceps brachii and in the wrist and finger flexor and extensor muscles of the upper limb

Exclusion Criteria:

• the inability to understand instructions and actively cooperate in the tasks indicated based on a score ≥ 24 in the Mini-mental Test;
• refusal to participate in the study;
• visual impairment not correctable by glasses.