Learning Objectives

• Define VR and its place in PT rehabilitation

• Review anatomical and functional areas involved in

  sensorimotor processing

• Review motor learning principles and neuroplasticity

• Define VR immersion, embodiment, and presence

• Review clinical evidence on VR as a rehabilitation tool

• Review clinical evidence on VR and conventional

  therapy within common PT domains: Orthopedics, Neuro, Geriatrics, Pain Management

Course Schedule

6:00-6:05pm Speaker introduction

6:05-6:55pm Lecture on VR & PT rehabilitation covering anatomical and functional areas involved in sensorimotor processing, motor learning principles, and neuroplasticity

6:55-7:00pm Break

7:00-7:35pm Lecture on VR and PT rehabilitation covering definition of VR immersion, embodiment, and presence; clinical evidence on VR as a rehabilitation tool; and clinical evidence on VR and conventional therapy within common PT domains

7:35-7:40pm Break

7:40-8:10pm Hands-on lab technique