Resumen
In late 1995, the exploration and development of Advanced Rehabilitation Therapies (ART) begun as part of an innovative environment where patients can experience cutting-edge technology applications such as wheelchair mobility training through virtual reality (VR) as well as new uses of biofeedback therapy. ART is a part of the next generation of tools that will increase the independence level of disabled individuals and employ products never used before in a medical or non-medical setting. Current ART products were developed by two nationally recognized leader in the medical and rehabilitative markets of VR, Dean Inman and David Warner. Warner, from the Institute for Interventional Informatics, designed an Enhanced Sensory Feedback Device. The goal of the product is to offer muscle re-education for strengthening and coordination, as well as presenting cognitive retraining through the use of simple computer games, and an electronic remote-controlled car. A patient who used the VR platform reported: "Left neglect was a real problem with me, and just a couple of sessions on the VR machine seemed to help me considerably."