Gametherapy in the rehabilitation of patients with cerebral palsy

• Autor(a) principal: Costa, Elcione Lisboa da
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Santos, Carla Chiste Tomazoli
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Coleta Científica
• Texto Completo: https://portalcoleta.com.br/index.php/rcc/article/view/85
• topic: Realidade Virtual. Fisioterapia. Equilíbrio. Paralisia Cerebral. videojogos.; Virtual Reality. Physiotherapy. Balance. Cerebral Palsy. Video games.

Cerebral palsy (CP) involves motor deficits often related to sensory and cognitive dysfunctions, grouping of a non-progressive brain injury. Gameterapy represents daily life through technology stimulating a neuropsychomotor response, as it is an innovative therapy, performed in a playful way. Virtual Reality (VR) has been used as an accessible therapy for patients with neurological injury and is considered a three-dimensional alternative, through devices that simulate activities that can be performed in the patient's daily life. The objective of the study was to carry out a bibliographic review on the benefits of using technologies called gameterapy and VR in improving the balance of patients with CP. Research was conducted in electronic databases, and 321 articles were found, of which 4 were duplicated in two of the databases, 310 were excluded because they did not present in their methodologies proposals for care using VR and/or gametherapy for the treatment of patients. balance deficits in CP, REVISTA INSPIRAR movimento & saúde Edição 20 | Número 4 OUT/NOV/DEZ | 2020 - 3 - so 11 articles were included in this study. From this bibliographic review, it was verified the effectiveness in the use of VR and gametherapy in the treatment of those requested with CP to improve balance. Because it is a more fun and lucid therapy, patients feel motivated to make a proposal, so this tool adds to traditional physiotherapy to improve balance in CP. It is suggested to carry out new studies with a larger number of participants and with well-defined methodologies.