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JRM Vol.35 No.3 pp. 612-621
doi: 10.20965/jrm.2023.p0612
(2023)

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Stair-Climbing Training System Using Visual VR Display for Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Yuichi Kurita*1 ORCID Icon, Takumi Okumura*1, Ryota Imai*2 ORCID Icon, Tomohiko Nishigami*3 ORCID Icon, So Tanaka*4 ORCID Icon, and Takanori Taniguchi*5 ORCID Icon

*1Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan

*2Graduate School of Rehabilitation, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University
158 Mizuma, Kaizuka City, Osaka 597-0104, Japan

*3Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima
1-1 Gakuen-chou, Mihara, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan

*4Department of Rehabilitation, Fukuoka Orthopedic Hospital
2-10-50 Yanagochi, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-0063, Japan

*5Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Science, Fukuoka International University of Health and Welfare
3-6-40 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-0001, Japan

Received:
January 4, 2023
Accepted:
April 13, 2023
Published:
June 20, 2023
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Keywords:
image training, redirected walking, rehabilitation training, stair climbing, total knee
Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the primary treatment for knee osteoarthritis. However, TKA is highly likely to result in prolonged chronic postoperative pain. The one-foot-one-step walking style is likely to induce fear of movement because of pain, leading to catastrophic thinking about the actual activity and consequently limiting movement. The aim of this study is to develop a system to induce the sensation of stair climbing through the interaction of the visual and kinesthetic senses. By controlling the amount of movement of the foot and the point of view in virtual space, the system can present a visual image of stair climbing even when the patient steps in a fixed position. This system enables easy motor imagery intervention even for early postoperative patients who have difficulty with the actual stair climbing movement. The clinical intervention experiment confirmed that the smoothness of the knee joint motion during descent was improved by intervening with motor imagery during stair ascent and descent for TKA patients.

Visual and kinesthetic imagery training for stair climbing

Visual and kinesthetic imagery training for stair climbing

Cite this article as:
Y. Kurita, T. Okumura, R. Imai, T. Nishigami, S. Tanaka, and T. Taniguchi, “Stair-Climbing Training System Using Visual VR Display for Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.35 No.3, pp. 612-621, 2023.
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