VARA (Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Rehabilitation): Motor Rehabilitation Protocol With GRAIL for Patients Affected by Hemiparesis

VARA: Motor Rehabilitation Protocol With GRAIL for Patients Affected by Hemiparesis

The main goal of the study is to verify the efficacy of the GRAIL system in respect to the walking pattern improvement in a population of hemiparetic subjects.

In particular, the specific goals will be:

• increase in walking symmetry and a better distribution among the time of stance and swing.
• Kinematics and Kinetics correction, with incentive of more corrected activation timing.
• Recruitment of the muscles most involved by the paresis, with the help of visual feedback.
• walking speed increase (but with the priority of the walking pattern)
• increase in the resistance
• Stregthening of the support reaction

Inclusion Criteria:

• hemiparetic patients as a consequence of acquired brain injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• excessive muscular spasticity or contractures.
• recent (under 6 months) lower limbs surgery
• cognitive or emotional/relational obstacles to the therapy