VUB-PhD student Physical Education and Physiotherapy Emma De Keersmaecker is investigating the effect of virtual reality on the gait pattern of people who have suffered a brain injury. Ultimately, she hopes to find out how virtual reality can be used to train these patients.
Rehabilitation after a brain injury is a grueling and drawn-out process. To make the hours such patients spend on a treadmill more bearable and challenging, Emma is making use of VR goggles. This allows them to complete their rehabilitation in an interesting environment. Watch the full explanation in the video below.
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