Is There a Relation between Brain and Muscle Activity after Virtual Reality Training in Individuals with Stroke? A Cross-Sectional Study

Miqueline Pivoto Faria Dias, Adriana Teresa Silva Santos, Ruanito Calixto-Júnior, Viviane Aparecida De Oliveira, Carolina Kosour and Andréia Maria Silva Vilela Terra ()
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Miqueline Pivoto Faria Dias: Human Performance Research Laboratory, Institute of Motor Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas-MG 37133-840, Brazil
Adriana Teresa Silva Santos: Human Performance Research Laboratory, Institute of Motor Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas-MG 37133-840, Brazil
Ruanito Calixto-Júnior: Human Performance Research Laboratory, Institute of Motor Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas-MG 37133-840, Brazil
Viviane Aparecida De Oliveira: Human Performance Research Laboratory, Institute of Motor Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas-MG 37133-840, Brazil
Carolina Kosour: Human Performance Research Laboratory, Institute of Motor Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas-MG 37133-840, Brazil
Andréia Maria Silva Vilela Terra: Human Performance Research Laboratory, Institute of Motor Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas-MG 37133-840, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-9

Abstract: Objective—The aim was to verify the correlation between cerebral and muscular electrical activity in subjects trained in virtual reality after a stroke. Method—The trial design was a cross-sectional study. Fourteen volunteers who were diagnosed with a stroke participated in the study. The intervention protocol was to perform functional activity with an upper limb using virtual reality. The functional protocol consisted of four one-minute series with a two-minute interval between series in a single session. Results—We observed, at initial rest, a positive correlation between brachii biceps and the frontal canal medial region (F7/F8) (r = 0.59; p = 0.03) and frontal canal lateral region (F3/F4) (r = 0.71; p = 0.006). During the activity, we observed a positive correlation between the anterior deltoid and frontal anterior channel (AF3/AF4) (r = 0.73; p = 0.004). At final rest, we observed a positive correlation between the anterior deltoid and temporal region channel (T7/T8) (r = 0.70; p = 0.005). Conclusions—We conclude that there was no correlation between brain and muscle activity for the biceps brachii muscle in subjects trained with virtual reality. However, there was a positive correlation for the deltoid anterior muscle.

Keywords: stroke; virtual reality exposure therapy; electroencephalogram; rehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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