One of the latest way of stroke rehabilitation is serious games.  Find out how NEOFECT Smart Glove helps patients enjoy games and perform rehabilitation exercise effectively.

 The Latest Way of Stroke Rehabilitation: Serious Games

Serious Games for Stroke Rehabilitation
Serious games for stroke rehabilitation are games with an additional purpose
other than its original objective which is the seeking of enjoyment. By adding
some austere elements to the game, it aims to produce-substantial effects in
certain areas. Serious games for stroke rehabilitation is utilized in various
fields such as education, medical service, public, and advertising. Among these,
education and medical services account for the largest portion. This is because
learning a foreign language or medical technology is an easy field to verify the
objectivity of substantial effects.



 * Image Source: Math farm website


Recently, numerous serious games for stroke rehabilitation have emerged,
highlighting the positive traits of games. One of these is ‘Math Farm’, a math
calculation mobile game for elementary school students. Some elementary school
students tend to give up on mathematics since elementary school, as they feel
boredom or difficulty in solving arithmetic. Still, it is needed for them to
learn the arithmetic operations naturally in the education field. In Math Farm,
the player will be able to cultivate and harvest crops and sell them in stores
through the virtual farm management system in the game, thereby naturally
acquainting arithmetic. Serious games for stroke rehabilitation allow oneself to
be educated unpretentiously while dimming his or her disinclination.


 * Video Source: NEOECT Youtube Channel
   [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcOouI4IcHGXpxyokwWfHw]


Games are being actively utilized in the medical field as well. Neofect
[https://www.neofect.com/us/for-home] has developed the Neofect Smart Glove
[https://www.neofect.com/us/smart-glove] that helps the rehabilitation of
patients with injured finger joints or muscles, caused by central nervous system
diseases such as by traffic accidents or strokes. With the smart glove in his
hand, the patient completes the games watching the screen, performing stroke
rehabilitation exercise. By combining game into rehabilitation that can be
boring, it encourages the patient to continue the rehabilitation effort.

In this process, one will be given appropriate exercise tasks and he will be
able to follow the previous simple and repetitive rehabilitation actions with
more delightfully. In addition, with more than 40 different games, it helps to
separate each movement and help rehabilitate patients suitably as they select
the game and enjoy. This is a good example of serious games as it also shares
the aim in creating joy while performing rehabilitation. The Neofect solution
[https://www.neofect.com/us] allows patients to rehabilitate independently at
home. The Neofect series is composed of products including hand, shoulder, arm
and even products that can accomplish cognitive rehabilitation. Visit Neofect
Home website [https://www.neofect.com/us] to learn more information or to get
counseling.


*Neofect Home Inquiry:
-www.neofect.com [https://www.neofect.com/us]
-Phone: (888) 623-8984 [tel:+18886238984]

Serious Game

The Latest Way of Stroke Rehab: Serious games

In trying to increase stroke awareness and the resources exist for stroke survivors, there are some apps you can use to prevent and manage stroke symptoms

Help Prevent and Manage Stroke with Technology

May was Stroke Awareness Month. In trying to increase stroke awareness and the
resources that exist for stroke survivors, there are several apps that you can
use to both prevent and manage stroke symptoms. These free apps can be found on 
Google Play
[https://play.google.com/store/apps?utm_source=apac_med&utm_medium=hasem&utm_content=Jun1218&utm_campaign=Evergreen&pcampaignid=MKT-DR-apac-kr-1003227-med-hasem-ap-Evergreen-Jun1218-Text_Search_BKWS-BKWS%7cONSEM_kwid_43700009359644034_creativeid_96242360585_device_c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5NuqmIbh2wIVVxSPCh3KtQZwEAAYASAAEgL3cfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CN7xyJmG4dsCFWU_YAodaeYLuQ] 
or the Apple App store
[https://itunes.apple.com/kr/app/apple-store/id375380948?mt=8].

Let’s use the power of technology to decrease the up to 80% of strokes that are
preventable! The American Stroke Association also has great toolkits for
individuals and organizations to help prevent and provide educational resources
related to stroke. Visit the American Stroke Association for more information.


Apps for Preventing and Managing Stroke
* HF Path

This app by the American Heart Association is a self-management tool for
individuals with Heart Failure. Those with heart failure are at greater
short-term and long-term risk for strokes of all sub-types compared to the
general population. Managing your heart failure can assist in further prevention
of stroke.


* Blood Pressure (BP) Watch

With this app, you can collect, track and analyze your blood pressure record
over time, identify trends and share information with your provider. High blood
pressure increases risk for stroke due to damage caused in the arteries
throughout the body, which weakens the walls and creates conditions where these
arteries can burst or clog more easily. Blood pressure management is critical to
reducing stroke risk.


* Medisafe: Pill Reminder and Medication Tracker

Managing health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high
cholesterol can often be done by changes to an individual’s lifestyle. When
that’s not possible, or not enough to make the necessary changes, medication
might be used for management of these conditions. This app provides medication
information, education and reminders to take and refill medications so an
individual is not without the necessary medication to manage these conditions
that, uncontrolled, can lead to stroke.


* Foodsmarts

An app by the National Stroke Association, Foodsmarts provides guidance and
personalized nutrition support in choosing food and recipes that will reduce the
risk of stroke. Individual dietary preferences as well as food choices that
consider someone’s chronic diseases are considered.


* Diabetes: M

This app is a comprehensive reminder system for blood glucose checks, blood
sugar tracker and nutrition database. Individuals with diabetes are 1.5 times
more likely to experience a stroke. Management of diabetes using technology is
one way to try to keep blood glucose in check to reduce your risk.


* Breath Ball

The Stress Relief Breathing Exercise—This app uses the visual of a ball to work
toward improved stress relief through harnessing the breath and slowing down the
breathing. In Austrian rehabilitation facilities, a simple five second inhale
and exhale pattern is used to help patients manage their stress. You can also
create new breathing exercises and adjust them to your daily needs. As a risk
factor for stroke, breathing and mindfulness exercises can assist in reducing
stress and overall system inflammation that increases stroke risk.


* For Clinicians: Via Therapy

Uses Stroke guidelines to provide clinicians with upper extremity resources and
therapies for patients that have experienced a stroke. The app uses questions to
narrow down the needs of the patient based on their presentation. Virtual
reality solutions like the Neofect Smart Glove
[https://www.neofect.com/us/smart-glove] and Smart Board
[https://www.neofect.com/us/smart-board] are indicated for patients that have
some voluntary movement along with task specific practice and motor imagery
which are also concepts incorporated in Neofect Smart Rehab solutions
[https://www.neofect.com/us/for-home].


*Neofect Home Inquiry:
-www.neofect.com [https://www.neofect.com/us]
-Phone: (888) 623-8984 [tel:+18886238984]

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"how often should I be doing my exercises?" This is one of the most frequently asked questions we hear in rehabilitation practice.  Find out whether therapy dose is so important or not for stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Does Therapy Dose Really Matter for Stroke Rehabilitation & Recovery?

Does therapy dose really matter for stroke recovery?

Does therapy dose really matter for stroke rehabilitation and recovery?
One of the most frequently asked questions that we hear in rehabilitation
practice is “how often should I be doing my exercises”? When it comes to the
dose or frequency of therapy for gait retraining, upper extremity function and
motor relearning in general, how much is enough in terms of stroke
rehabilitation and recovery?

The more we learn about the brain and neuroplasticity
[https://www.neofect.com/us/blog/why-neuroplasticity-matters-to-post-stroke-rehabilitation/]
, the more specific we can be when it comes to understanding how much therapy
for stroke rehabilitation and recovery is needed to result in functional
improvement.

Is consistency more effective, for example, a more regular routine of therapy
activities 5-7 days per week or fewer days per week for longer sessions? How
many more repetitions do individuals need to do per session in order to see the
improvements that will allow them to use their hand and arm more effectively?

From recent research, we understand that we need to be doing about 240% more
time with task-based therapy exercises than the “norm”. A standard session is
typically about 25 minutes and based on research looking at outcomes of the same
treatment for different lengths of time, it is recommended that an individual
spends 60 minutes or more in therapy to see desired functional outcomes
(Schneider et al, 2016).



Virtual reality solutions like the Neofect Smart Glove
[https://www.neofect.com/us/smart-glove] for hand rehabilitation and Neofect
Smart Board [https://www.neofect.com/us/smart-board] for upper limb
rehabilitation training, allow for a high intensity, high repetition program in
a reasonable amount of time. A study by Stanford Medical Center, which is still
on its way to being published, showed that it was more beneficial to perform the
Smart Glove program consistently daily or at least 5 days per week versus doing
longer sessions less frequently. Consistency AND dosage are both important for
lasting change to take place in an individual’s range of motion, coordination
and timing.



> To meet the target amount of dosage, you have to be engaged in what you’re
doing, or you won’t stick with it. Look at what some of our Smart Glove and
Smart Board users had to say about how their rehabilitation program was engaging
in order to increase their dosage of therapy:

Tim G. - Stroke


> “I couldn’t depend on the therapy I had two hours a week to continue my
recovery; I needed to do more, which is where the Smart Glove came in. The Smart
Glove gives you a smart way to efficiently exercise. If you’re able to use it
regularly you’ll do a lot of good for yourself.”

Chris J.- TBI


> Before the Smart Glove, my coordination was really bad. I’ve improved
tremendously. Initially I couldn’t lift or break an egg or cut my meat and now I
have the coordination to be safe doing that. It made therapy fun and
motivating!”

Kay K.- Stroke


> “...after using the Smart Board for a month, I find myself using my affected arm
almost automatically for small tasks like turning on lights or making the bed.
The way that the training is structured, I know that I can work hard for 3
minutes or 5 minutes and then move on to a new game, so it is easy to stay
motivated.”


Call us at (888) 623-8984 [tel:+18886238984] to learn more the Neofect Smart
Rehabilitation Solutions today and increase the dosage of your therapy program
to improve your results.


*Neofect Home Inquiry:
-www.neofect.com [https://www.neofect.com/us]
-Phone: (888) 623-8984 [tel:+18886238984]