Virtual Reality

The underlying premise of neuro rehab is neuroplasticity of the brain. The brain has the ability to form and reorganize synaptic connections, both functionally and physically in response to new learning or physical therapy following an injury to its brain cells.

Therefore, an individual has the chance to recover after experiencing a traumatic brain injury. But the brain forms new connections better when the task you are performing has a functional and meaningful goals. Repetitively performing a certain motion or task mindlessly does not help the patient progress or form new synaptic connections in the brain.

Research shows that the more time a patient dedicates to therapy with functional goals in mind, the stronger the synapses and faster re-organization of the brain can be achieved.

Virtual reality is still a very new technology that has yet to be adopted by the masses. Research suggests that VR is an excellent tool to augment the efficacy of traditional rehabilitative strategies. TryAbility offers VR augmented therapy for cognitive training, functional retraining, gait training and fall prevention.