{"id":9735,"date":"2024-05-18T12:40:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T16:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/?p=9735"},"modified":"2024-11-07T13:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:49:10","slug":"b65-virtual-reality-vr-therapy-for-motor-skills-in-parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/b65-virtual-reality-vr-therapy-for-motor-skills-in-parkinsons-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"B65: Virtual Reality (VR) Therapy for Motor Skills in Parkinson&#8217;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parkinson&#8217;s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, presents significant challenges to motor skills due to the loss of dopamine-producing neurons. Individuals experience tremors, slowness of movement, stiffness, and coordination issues, impacting daily activities. Recognizing the limitations of traditional therapies, there is a growing interest in exploring Virtual Reality (VR) therapy as an innovative intervention. VR offers an immersive platform where individuals can engage in purposeful movements within a controlled virtual environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author(s): Gejla Toromani, Biology and Premedical Studies Major<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advisor(s): Tailyn Walborn, Department of Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"9972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/b65-virtual-reality-vr-therapy-for-motor-skills-in-parkinsons-disease\/b65-slide01-toromani-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?fit=1425%2C1083&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1425,1083\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B65-Slide01-Toromani-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?fit=770%2C585&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?resize=770%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"research poster image\" class=\"wp-image-9972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?resize=1024%2C778&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?resize=768%2C584&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?resize=600%2C456&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/files\/2024\/05\/B65-Slide01-Toromani-1.png?w=1425&amp;ssl=1 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parkinson&#8217;s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder, presents significant challenges to motor skills due to the loss of dopamine-producing neurons. 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