Movement analysis of fully immersive virtual reality therapeutic module for usage in physical therapy field

Abstract

Objective. To analyze the users’ movement during performing the tasks of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality Therapeutic module. Methods. An observational study was conducted at the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt. Healthy college-aged volunteers participated invited to participate in the study from 1st January 2023 to 25th April 2023. All participants were invited to use the fully immersive VRaputic® software module (Vibilo™). Movement analysis was performed via Kinovea 0.9.5×64 version video analyzing software on different views of photographs of each participant. Results. The arc of motion performed during the module was in the following joints and directions in the upper limb: shoulder joint (flexion (133.58 ± 5.10)), elbow joint (flexion (99.42 ± 5.66), and extension (2.35 ± 1.41)). Conclusions. It was concluded that the selected fully immersive VRaputic® software (Vibilo™), a therapeutic module, could be prescribed for the management of kinesiophobia, shoulder dysfunction, elbow stiffness, low back pain, hip and knee joint dysfunction, and neurological cases (post-stroke, cerebral palsy, Erb’s palsy) based on different joints’ arc of motion performed during the module.