Study: Real-Time Video Can Aid in Physical Therapy Progress

Researchers in South Korea have found that stroke survivors can achieve greater progress in physical therapy by incorporating real-time video into their sessions.

The real-time video is part of a computer program that records video footage and provides real-time feedback on how well the resident is performing the physical therapy activities.

During the experiment, two groups of residents (an experimental group and a control group) took part in therapy three times a week for 30 minutes. The experimental group utilized the real-time video component. At the end of the experiment, the experimental group outperformed the control group in gait velocity, stride length and "timed up and go" tests, despite being outperformed in these areas by the members of the control group before the study.

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