Motor learning through a non-immersive virtual task in people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophies

Authors

  • Marcelo Prumes Laboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica. Centro Universitário Saúde ABC (FMABC), Santo André, SP, Brazil
  • Talita Dias da Silva Departamento de Cardiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. / Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. / Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Camila Aparecida de Oliveira Alberissi Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Camila Miliani Capellini Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Lilian Del Ciello de Menezes Departamento de Cardiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • João Batista Francalino da Rocha Laboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica. Centro Universitário Saúde ABC (FMABC), Santo André, SP, Brazil.
  • Francis Meire Favero Setor de Investigação nas Doenças Neuromusculares, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
  • Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro Laboratório de Delineamento de Estudos e Escrita Científica. Centro Universitário Saúde ABC (FMABC), Santo André, SP, Brazil. /Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. /Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.v30.11115

Keywords:

Muscular Dystrophies, Virtual Reality, Motor Learning, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies

Abstract

Introduction: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are neuromuscular and genetic disorders that progress with weakness and damage of the proximal muscles, developing with loss of functionality. Virtual reality environments are suggested as an effective alternative for performance of daily life activities. However, there is no evidence in the literature on the use of virtual reality in this population.

Objective: Assess motor performance through a motor learning protocol in a coincident timing task.

Methods: 10 participants with LGMD and 10 healthy individuals were selected and included in the study to perform a non-immersive virtual reality task divided into three phases: acquisition (20 attempts), retention (5 attempts), and transfer (5 attempts, with speed increase).

Results: It is observed that the accuracy of movement improves from the beginning to the end of the acquisition (p = 0.01); however, there is a marginal difference between the groups in block A1 (p = 0.089). Regarding the variability of touches, observed by the variable error, both groups improved performance in all phases.

Conclusion: Even with lower performance than the control group at the beginning of the practice, individuals with LGMD showed the potential to optimize motor function during the practice of a non-immersive virtual reality activity and were able to match their performance with the control group after a few attempts.

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2020-10-15

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