Effect of Task Oriented Training and Xbox KinectTM on Hand Function in Pediatric Burn

The traditional therapy included immersing the hand in paraffin for 10 min; soft massaging with a moisturizing gel for 5 min; passive mobilization of the wrist, MP, PIP, and DIP joints; active/passive ROM and stretching exercises; strengthening exercises (done in static mode initially and progressed in the second month to dynamic strengthening using elastic bands); desensitizing sensory stimulation of hypertrophic scars, occupational therapy.

The traditional plus Xbox Kinect games were related to five target activities determined according to the person-centered analysis results were chosen for each patient.

The traditional plus the target activities involved training with the materials (clothes, spoons, pencils, buttons, rope, etc) needed for the activity as well as Velcro cylinders, skill cubes, exercise bands, screw sets, therapeutic putty, and tripled coordination tools.