This review analyzed the effectiveness of virtual reality for training, in comparison to an alternative intervention or no intervention, on upper limb function and action.  The book is an upgrade of the writers' review first printed in 2011 and revised in 2015.    

While many recoveries after stroke are regarded as made from the first couple of weeks, patients can make improvements in functional jobs many months after a stroke.  Prior research has indicated that repetitive activity training is successful in certain facets of rehabilitation, like enhancing walking speed and distance and enhancing upper limb function.  Virtual reality for training is a fairly recent procedure which can enable mimicked practice of functional tasks in a higher dose compared to conventional treatments.  Virtual reality for training  was described as the"use of interactive simulations made with computer hardware and software to provide users with opportunities to take part in surroundings which feel and appear like real-world events and objects "

In analyzing the main results for this review newspaper, virtual reality for training has been compared with the identical dose of traditional treatment, and the outcomes weren't statistically important for upper limb function.  But when the virtual reality for training was utilized to supplement standard care (providing participants in the intervention group using a greater dose of treatment ), there was a statistically significant difference between classes.  There was a trend indicating that personalized virtual reality for training applications was more preferable to commercial sports goods; nevertheless, these findings weren't statistically significant.

Proof of neuroplasticity as a consequence of training in virtual reality for training is small; nonetheless, neuroimaging findings are directing the growth of virtual reality for training.  The writers are keen to remember that one big benefit of virtual reality for training applications, that has been underutilized so far, is they allow clinicians in order to trial jobs which are dangerous to practice in the actual world, like crossing the road.  Additionally, some applications are intended to be used without oversight, meaning an increased dose of treatment can be supplied with no improved staffing levels.  It's necessary to continually assess the effectiveness of virtual reality for training so as to direct future design and usage.