Virtual Reality Training for Upper Limb Prosthesis Patients

The initial fitting of an upper limb prosthesis can be a frustrating
experience for amputees, impairing the learning of prosthesis control.
Therefore, the prosthesis manufacturer Otto Bock in collaboration with Vienna
University of Technology developed a Virtual Reality environment in which
tasks can be trained in order to continuously motivate the amputees to
practice their control skills without taking risks.

Read the entire article and view a video (3:10) at:
http://annettemossel.blogspot.com/2012/08/virtual-reality-training-for-upper-limb.html

Links:
Arm Prosthesis Resarch Project
https://www.ims.tuwien.ac.at/projects/arm-prosthesis

Virtual reality lets amputees train with a prosthesis
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/08/virtual-reality-lets-amputees.html

Virtual Reality Lets Upper-Limb Amputees Practice Prosthetic Control
http://www.oandp.com/articles/NEWS_2012-08-30_02.asp

Related:
Playmancer
https://www.ims.tuwien.ac.at/projects/playmancer

Virtual Rx: how Oculus Rift could revolutionize mental health (with video 0:41)
http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/22/4251926/oculus-rift-virtual-reality-therapy-mental-health

Oculus Rift's virtual talents could transform real lives
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2043946/this-is-not-a-toy-oculus-rifts-virtual-talents-could-transform-real-lives.html