A Neurocognitive Virtual Rehabilitation System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Preliminary Usability Study

One of the main neurological disorders in children worldwide is cerebral palsy (CP). The main alterations are postural control, balance, and gait disorders, and difficulty in performing activities of daily living. Techniques in traditional rehabilitation are focused on therapies such as constraint-induced movement, strength training, and functional electrical stimulation. In the last few years, novel and customizable virtual systems have been incorporated in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy, but there are few studies that have tested the usability of these systems. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to test our tool in terms of usability, acceptance, and security. To do this, we analyzed the system usability questionnaire with subjects without neurological disorders. The results that we obtained show that our tool follows the standards of usability, security, and acceptance. Therefore, we will validate this novel system with children that have CP.