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Table 3 Content of tasks

From: Is upper limb virtual reality training more intensive than conventional training for patients in the subacute phase after stroke? An analysis of treatment intensity and content

 

VR

CT

Content of tasks

Functional tasks only

Functional tasks (65 %) strength exercises (10 %) mobilization, stretching (23 %) other (2 %)

Repetitions/session mean (SD), discrete movements only

130.05 (217.11)

128.87 (85.10)

Unilateral/bilateral training per session

7.5 tasks unilateral (83 %)

4.9 tasks unilateral (73 %)

1.5 bilateral (17 %)

1.9 bilateral (27 %)

Use of real life objects

No

In 36 % of the tasks

Feedback

Several modes of feedback, verbal, visual, auditive, tactile

Verbal feedback only

Knowledge of results and knowledge of performance

Knowledge of results and knowledge of performance