[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Neofect announced on the 25th that a paper proving the effectiveness of the pediatric hand rehabilitation device ‘Smart Kids’ in improving arm function was selected among the ‘Top 10 Papers of the Year’ by the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM). The paper was published in DMCN (Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology), the official journal of AACPDM.
This paper was a study on the efficacy of a VR (virtual reality) rehabilitation system conducted by the research team led by Professor Dongwook Na from the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Yonsei Severance Hospital, along with rehabilitation medicine researchers from Chungnam National University Hospital, Eulji University Hospital, and Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital, utilizing Neofect’s ‘Smart Kids’.
The study involved 80 children aged 3 to 16 with brain injuries including cerebral palsy, undergoing 20 rehabilitation sessions over 4 weeks. One group performed 30 minutes each of traditional rehabilitation and VR-based rehabilitation training, while the other group underwent 60 minutes of traditional rehabilitation only.
Clinical results showed that both groups had significant improvements in arm function, but the group that combined VR rehabilitation training demonstrated more meaningful improvements in arm function during daily activities.
Professor Dongwook Na and his research team at Yonsei Severance Hospital concluded, “VR rehabilitation training is effective because it enhances concentration through games and is interactive, helping children with brain injuries to continue repetitive training.”
Professor Na stated, “Since the pediatric brain has greater potential for functional recovery than adults, it is important to start rehabilitation training early to encourage maximum use of the affected hand. Smart Kids allows interactive training using wearable sensors based on various rehabilitation game contents, enabling children to focus on training more enjoyably.”
Neofect CEO Hoyoung Ban said, “We are pleased to prove that children can undergo more effective rehabilitation training using Smart Kids. We will continue to strive to enable more patients to have convenient and effective rehabilitation training through a product lineup covering all age groups from children to the elderly.”
Neofect’s ‘Smart Kids’ is a rehabilitation device developed for children with developmental disabilities requiring hand rehabilitation, such as cerebral palsy, poliomyelitis, and physical disabilities. It allows rehabilitation training to improve hand and forearm function through various rehabilitation training games.
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