Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality with Treadmill in Subjects with Rett Syndrome: A Pilot Study.
Background/Objectives: Rett syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that can severely affect motor functioning, particularly walking. Previous training programs proposed treadmills as tools to increase walking endurance of patients with Rett syndrome, but these trainings did not include virtu...
| Publicado en: | Children Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 1110 - 1123 |
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Sep2024
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