[Effectiveness of robotic technology and virtual reality for the rehabilitation of motor function in cerebral palsy.
C Meneses Castaño1, P Penagos1, B Yamile Jaramillo1
1Escuela Colombiana de Rehabilitación, Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Introduction:
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a health condition secondary to non-progressive damage that occurs during brain development in the fetal or infant stage. To evaluate the effectiveness of robotic technology and virtual reality on motor function in patients with CP compared to conventional rehabilitation strategies such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, neurodevelopmental intervention, and transcranial stimulation. A review of randomized controlled trials of the last 5 years was carried out. For the evaluation of the methodological quality of the included studies, the PEDro scale was used, with evaluation of the level of evidence and degree of recommendation according to the Oxford classification.
Results:
Seventeen articles met the eligibility criteria. Robotic technology and virtual reality proved to be effective in improving motor function, manual skills, and visual-perceptual skills in patients with CP, compared to the use of conventional rehabilitation strategies.
