The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute is making flexible soft robotic gloves that will aid in rehabilitating stroke patients through virtual reality gaming.
Combining this glove with the virtual reality gaming to be developed by Neuro Rehab VR will enable stroke patients to engage in rehabilitation activities for regaining their hand function.
“There currently are no products on the market that provide this fine motor training for the victims of strokes,” UT Arlington researcher Muthu Wijesundara said. “This device could provide that training through therapy sessions. In addition, the system could require minimal therapist intervention and help, thus saving money on rehabilitation.”
The outpatient physical rehabilitation market is a $30 billion industry growing at a rate of 7 percent in the United States, mainly due to a growing elderly population.
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