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Table 2 Upper extremity motions corresponding to game actions

From: Video Game Rehabilitation for Outpatient Stroke (VIGoROUS): protocol for a multi-center comparative effectiveness trial of in-home gamified constraint-induced movement therapy for rehabilitation of chronic upper extremity hemiparesis

Motion

Game action elicited

Shoulder flexion/extension with elbow extension

Row kayak down river

Shoulder abduction with elbow extension

Steer kayak toward hemiparetic side

Horizontal shoulder adduction across midline

Steer kayak away from hemiparetic side

Elbow flexion/extension

Catch fish with a net

Elbow flexion/extension and grasp/release

Collect bottles from a river

Forearm supination with shoulder flexion and elbow extension

Catch parachute to receive supplies

Finger flexion/extension and thumb abduction/adduction, shoulder flexion to position hand over target

Pick fruit from bushes

Forearm supination with shoulder flexion to position hand over target

Turn over card

Wrist extension with shoulder flexion to position hand over target

Flick letters in word puzzle