Telerehabilitation in People With Parkinson's Disease

"The patients will carry out motor, speech, and cognitive rehabilitation exercises using the VRRS Tablet (Khymeia s.r.l., Noventa Padovana, Italy).~The motor exercises will be performed using inertial sensors for the acquisition and processing of the movement performed by the patient. This data is shown to the patient with visual and auditory feedback in a serious games environment. The exercises will cover the rehabilitation of balance and lower limbs, for example Balance on one leg, March in place, Stand on tiptoe, Squat, etc. The physiotherapists involved in the study will define a protocol of exercises in TR mode customized according to the characteristics and needs of the patient. The exercises in the speech therapy and cognitive domains will be defined by the specialized staff based on the characteristics of the patient.~The duration of the rehabilitation treatments is 9 hours per week."

"The patients will carry out conventional rehabilitation treatments (including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychotherapy) without the use of any technological devices.~The motor exercises will concern the rehabilitation of balance, trunk, and lower limbs and will be performed with a physiotherapist who will customize the treatment based on the characteristics and needs of the patient. The occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychotherapy treatments will be defined by the specialized staff based on the characteristics of the patient.~The duration of the rehabilitation treatments is 9 hours per week."