Digital tools for stroke: Clinical case
Rehabilitation after stroke represents one of the greatest clinical challenges for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and neuropsychology teams. Today, evidence-based guidelines insist on the importance of providing intensive, repetitive and task-oriented interventions.
In this context, the use of digital tools for stroke such as Rehametrics allows to combine therapeutic demand with patient motivation, providing objective data and enhancing adherence.
Below, we share a real clinical case treated at the FIVAN Foundation by physiotherapist and doctor Ruth Izquierdo, who during our webinar illustrated how the combined use of conventional therapy, FES (functional electrical stimulation) and virtual reality with Rehametrics allowed a patient to achieve full functional recovery and resume her professional life with full autonomy.
Case study of a patient using Rehametrics
The patient, a middle-aged mother of two and director of a dental practice, suffered an ischemic stroke in March 2023. She came to the FIVAN Foundation seeking a second specialized opinion on the recovery of her upper limb.
She presented the following deficits:
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Absence of intramanual mobility
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Left foot inversion during gait.
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Functional difficulties in bimanual tasks and loss of independence in daily life.
Digital tools for stroke: a multidisciplinary approach
From the beginning, the FIVAN team applied an intensive and coordinated approach, combining different techniques with Rehametrics as the digital backbone of the treatment. The plan included:
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Restrictive therapy of the healthy side.
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Progressive functional therapeutic exercise.
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FES in upper and lower limb.
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Aquatic therapy and home training.
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Immersive and semi-immersive virtual reality with Rehametrics.
"One day she brought me a pair of 10 cm heels and said, 'I want to wear this again.' And she did."
Clinical outcomes: towards full autonomy
Over months of intensive intervention:
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The patient regained mobility of the left hand, including pincer gesture.
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She improved her monopodal control and was able to walk in sandals and heels.
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Overcame kinesophobia, gaining gait confidence and improving fluidity.
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She returned to work as a dentist and fully regained her functional autonomy.
“One day she brought me a pair of 10 cm heels and said, ‘I want to wear this again.’ And she got it.” In addition, an improvement in the patient’s emotional and motivational attitude was observed, linked to the regular use of Rehametrics in structured sessions. “There were days when she would come from work exhausted, but she would say to me, ‘Put me on Rehametrics, I ‘m having a great time.’ And that’s when we knew something was really working.”
What does Rehametrics provide as a digital tool in stroke cases?
"There were days when she would come from work exhausted, but I'd say, 'Put me on Rehametrics, I 'm having a great time.' And that s when we knew something was really working."
From a clinical perspective, Rehametrics offers a number of fundamental advantages in neurological rehabilitation:
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Personalized functional training
Each exercise can be adapted to the patient’s motor and cognitive level, selecting activities aligned with their therapeutic goals. -
High adherence to treatment
Rehametrics games increase patient motivation. In this case, even on difficult days, the patient asked “put me on Rehametrics, I ‘m having fun”. -
Objectivemeasurement of clinical performance
Without sensors, the platform automatically records joint ranges, reaction times, balance control and number of repetitions. -
Combination with other techniques
The integration with FES, weights or unstable surfaces allowed to perform sessions with a high functional load, without interfering with the software. -
Ease of clinical integration
Rehametrics was used both in face-to-face sessions and in home assignments, helping to maintain therapeutic continuity between sessions.
“Rehametrics does not replace the therapist. It allows us to go further. It gives us data, saves us time, and most of all engages the patient with their own improvement.”
Digital tools for stroke: an effective clinical approach
This clinical case demonstrates how a patient with significant neurological sequelae can achieve full recovery when conventional therapies are combined with stroke-specific digital tools such as Rehametrics.
Virtual reality, properly applied and supervised by professionals, does not replace the therapist, but rather enhances his or her ability to generate functional change and maintain patient motivation.
Combining conventional therapy with digital stroke tools not only optimizes outcomes, but also improves the patient experience during the recovery process.
Do you work with neurological patients? Rehametrics can help you
If you are part of a clinical team and treat patients with stroke, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis or other neurological pathologies, Rehametrics can be the tool that boosts your clinical outcomes.
Discover how our digital platform can help you design customized sessions, record objective data and improve patient adherence throughout treatment.
Access here to the full webinar on Rehametrics in Brain Injury case studies
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