Effects of immersive virtual reality-based action observation training integrated with focal muscle vibration on upper extremity in a patient with chronic disability following stroke: a single-subject study

• Published in: Physiotherapy theory and practice Vol. 41; no. 7; pp. 1536 - 1544
• Main Authors: Adamo, Paola, De Leo, Davide, Fava, Tommaso, Binda, Simone, Avanzini, Pietro, Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena, Gatti, Roberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.07.2025
• Subjects: Biomechanical Phenomena; Chronic Disease; Disability Evaluation; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Muscle Spasticity - physiopathology; Muscle Spasticity - rehabilitation; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Paresis - physiopathology; Paresis - rehabilitation; Recovery of Function; Stroke - complications; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke - therapy; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Upper Extremity - physiopathology; Vibration - therapeutic use; Virtual Reality; Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - methods; manual dexterity; virtual reality; Action observation training; focal vibration; stroke
• ISSN: 0959-3985; 1532-5040; 1532-5040
• DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2025.2468472

The association of different sensory inputs enhances brain plasticity in patients after stroke, but no studies have associated Action Observation Training (AOT) delivered in immersive virtual reality (VR) with Focal Vibration (FV) to elicit a kinesthetic illusion coherent with the observed task to i...