In alcoitão, the virtual reality program helps to rehabilitate patients who have suffered from stroke – science
Through the “Lisbon Systemic Battery” app, at least 500 sessions were held to rehabilitate the cognitive capabilities of users who have suffered from stroke (stroke), On the national patient’s national day, Antonio Fantasia said with a stroke today.
The psychologist explained this The program works above all about attention, memory and executive functions (skills that control ideas, emotions and procedures in conflicts or deviations).
The director said that rehabilitation is carried out through the overwhelming simulation of the daily activities that the user can do, as shown by a psychiatrist or a personal photo in the program, and in this version, there is also a professional.
The psychologist said: “The program mimics daily tasks such as wearing clothes, choosing clothes, eating breakfast, showering, and brushing in your teeth.”
According to Detnio Fantasia, The program also creates activities where you can leave the house, go to the pharmacy, drive a car, go to the museum, play golf, Among other things and used by different age groups, from 12 years to the elderly in the eighties.
the patient Paulo Pires used the program twice and confirmed that the activities that were implemented have motivated its memory, especially the visual component. He also said he made a cake and went to the grocery store to buy food, and had to make accounts with funds available.
Patients use the program through virtual reality glasses or a large TV, using a screen mouse to control the screen.
Antonio Fantasia said that the tasks that were conducted through virtual reality allow the user to “identify the daily reality they will find, which helps in adhering to the rehabilitation program.”
Thus, in the opinion of the manager, The gains are obtained in the daily tasks of these patients, which reduces the financial cost of the presence of a professional who accompanies them in these activities. According to the world of the soul, the program helps to treat losses at the cognitive level.
“It is not always possible to recover from the injuries left by the stroke, but we know that there is an improvement through cognitive rehabilitation.”
Antonio Fantasia also pointed out that Technology is a supplementary tool for the rehabilitation program and that the sessions usually last from 30 to 45 minutes.
Creator “”Lisbon’s regular battery, “developed at the University of LusovonaJorge Oliveira said that the application is already used in other institutionsBut only at the Alcoitão Rehabilitation Medicine, from Santa Casa Da Mysorcordia de Lesba (in Caskais Municipality) is used by patients who have suffered from stroke.
