Creative Therapy articles
- Active 50+
- Acute phase CVA - Hemiplegia left
- Cognitive difficulties (memory impairment)
Currently, Sofie moves around using a wheelchair. The current goal of her therapy is to strengthen the trunk and hip muscles and improve the Range of Motion of the lower limbs. Below we show how Sofie`s conventional exercise therapy can be digitised. Research has already shown that serious games
- Sporty man
- Recreational volleyball
- Post-operative rehabilitation ACL Left (week 8)
Tom suffered an ACL tear on his left leg during a volleyball match. The doctor in charge decided to proceed with an operative reconstruction of the affected ligament. Tom then immediately started a rehabilitation process to get him back on the court as soon as possible. The first few weeks were mainly spent with mobili
- Sporty woman
- Hospitalisation after SARS-CoV-2 infection
- Cognitive difficulties (memory impairment)
A few months ago, Anneleen ended up in hospital with a COVID infection. Due to her extreme and persistent shortness of breath, she stayed in the Respiratory Department for several weeks. During her stay in hospital, she fortunately did not have to be transferred to the Intensive Care Unit, although
- Resident in an assisted living facility
- Pain problems after slight fall
- Difficulty moving shoulder, wrist and hip
Two weeks ago, Maria had an unfortunate fall in the hallway of the assisted living facility where she resides. Since this incident, she has suffered from persistent pain at the level of both her shoulders, right hip and wrist. Although the mobility of the joints was fortunately unaffected, Maria suffered a marked fear of movement a
- Cheerful and enthusiastic child
- Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy - GMFCS III
- Outpatient rehabilitation
- Uses Kaye Walker
- Responds well to NDT (Bobath)
Tonia currently moves around with a K-Walker. The main goal during her therapy is to practise and stimulate targeted movements for both the upper and lower limbs. Throughout her therapy Tonia seems to respond well to Neuro
Last year, Ghent University conducted a pilot study on the concurrent validity of some standardized subtests and their digital equivalent on Matti. Extremely high correlation coefficients (r=.96; r=.99) were found when we compared the digital results with the simultaneously scored results by an external observer. The comparison of the digital results with the standardised test administration yielded less high correlations (r=.68; r=.44) but certainly gives perspective for future research.