OSU Occupational Therapy students, Gabrielle and Grace are conducting a research study using Timocco, called "Pediatric Game-Based Rehabilitation Using Telehealth Technology". They presented a poster on their study at the OOTA Conference this past weekend. Here is their plan: They will work with 5 children, ages 4-12 with Cerebral Palsy utilizing Timocco. There will be a screening, pre-treatment assessment using Timocco's Plans and games. They will assign 7 hours/week of home use of Timocco … [Read more...]
Supporting Articles – Virtual Reality In Therapy – The reasoning behind Timocco
We had so many positive responses to the series of articles we published on this blog that we decided to make life a little easier, and place all the links in one post – Enjoy! Enjoy, 1. TheraGame – a home based virtual reality rehabilitation system - R Kizony, PL Weiss, M Shahar and Rand Full Article 2. Use of Virtual Reality to Improve Upper-Extremity Control in ChildrenWith Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Subject Design - Yu-Ping Chen, Lin-Ju Kang, Tien-Yow Chuang, Ji-Liang Doong, Shwn-Jan Lee, … [Read more...]
Come and visit us at BETT 2011 SN60!
BETT is the largest education technology exhibition in the world. Over 600 exhibitors displaying the latest educational technology. Timocco is proud to be part of the show this year. We are locted at SN60 Stand and we'll be happy to meet you and show you Timocco in person. BETT is located in Olympia London and will be open January 12th - 15th. See you there! … [Read more...]
Article supporting the use of Virtual Reality for children with CP
Use of Virtual Reality to Improve Upper-Extremity Control in ChildrenWith Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Subject Design Yu-Ping Chen, Lin-Ju Kang, Tien-Yow Chuang, Ji-Liang Doong, Shwn-Jan Lee, Mei-Wun Tsai, Suh-Fang Jeng, Wen-Hsu Sung Virtual reality (VR) creates an exercise environment in which the intensity of practice and positive feedback can be systematically manipulated in various contexts. The purpose of this study was to investigate the training effects of a VR intervention on reaching … [Read more...]
Article supporting the use of Virtual Reality for children with hemoplegic CP
USABILITY OF A VIRTUAL REALITY THERAPY SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN WITH HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY William Li, Tom Chau, Sophie Lam-Damji, Darcy Fehlings Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (hemiplegia) have difficulty performing motor tasks with their hemiplegic upper extremity (UE). Exercise and practice can result in improvementsin motor skills. A Sony PlayStation 2 equipped with an “EyeToy” video camera was adapted for children to practice neuromotor movements. The system captures the child’s … [Read more...]
Timocco at the Conference of the Israeli Society of Occupational Therapy
July 2010 Sarit Tresser, Occupational Therapist M.sc and Product Manager of 'Growing with Timocco', gave a lecture on Timocco during the conference of the Israeli Society of Occupation Therapy, describing the different uses and benefits of the innovative gaming environment 'Growing with Timocco' during therapeutic sessions. The lecture included videos of developmental therapies demonstrating the use of Timocco while working with children suffering from motor and cognitive … [Read more...]
First release of ‘Growing with Timocco’
December 10, 2009 Today is a very special day for us at Timocco. It's the day we have accomplished the first important step to help both children and adults with special needs, and to create bigger smiles every day - We have released the first edition of 'Growing with Timocco'! … [Read more...]
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