Virtual Reality Based Approaches for Post Ischemic Stroke Rehabilitation: Current Practices and Future Perspectives

After a person survives the initial complications of an ischemic stroke, acute and chronic conditions like limb impairment, speech impairment, post stroke Seizures, loss of memory and cognitive impairment can occur [1], [2]. Early identification and proper rehabilitation care can aid the patient to recover almost the total functionality of impaired limbs and cognitive functions. Various methods of providing rehabilitation care is present but most of these methods are standard inpatient (Patient admitted in the hospital) methods or outpatient methods which will require the patient to visit the rehabilitation center or the hospital on a regular basis to receive the rehabilitation care. Modern studies have determined that virtual reality is an excellent medium of providing rehabilitation care for the patients since it is already in use in the medical field to achieve a multitude of objectives. Virtual reality can be used to provide effective rehabilitation care for the patients and the studies which are presented in this review will be evident for the effectiveness. Virtual reality has proven to be an accessible cost-effective way of providing long term rehabilitation care for the patients after they are discharged from the initial inpatient care. We have provided insight about what current novel approaches are and what can be improved when using virtual reality for post ischemic stroke rehabilitation.