The Impact of Virtual Reality as a Rehabilitation Method Using TRAVEE System on Functional Outcomes and Disability in Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study.

Background: Stroke is the third leading cause of disability. Virtual reality (VR) has shown promising results in post-stroke rehabilitation. The VR TRAVEE system was designed for the neuromotor rehabilitation of the upper limb after a stroke and offers the ability to track limb movements by providing auditory feedback and visual augmentation.

Soft Tissue Infections in Diabetic Patients.

the patient with diabetes has an increased susceptibility to infections, with negative evolutionary potential leading to increased morbidity and mortality compared to the general population. The cause is the alteration of immune defense mechanisms, the hyperglycemic environment leading to alteration of neutrophil function, suppression of the antioxidant system and humoral activity, systemic micro and macroangiopathy, neuropathy, depression of antibacterial activity of the genitourinary and digestive tract. Infections localized at the soft tissue (skin, fascia and aponeurosis, subcutaneous tissue, muscles) in the diabetic patient require a complex medico-surgical approach in which aggressive surgical treatment should be complemented by metabolic balancing and sustained antibiotic therapy.

Surgical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy Foot Complications.

Diabetic foot complications result from the association between peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy and a precarious healing process. Peripheral neuropathy observed in diabetics affects all components of the nervous system, contributing to the occurrence of leg ulcers, musculoskeletal changes, resulting in severe deformities. The clinical manifestation of these complications ranges from simple lesions to complex entities threatening the loss of pelvic limb or even life (1,2).