Movement rehabilitation in virtual reality from then to now: How are we doing?

During the past decade there has been a continuous exploration of how virtual environments can be used to facilitate motor recovery and relearning after neurological impairment. The goals for using virtual environments have been to either improve patients? rehabilitation outcomes beyond our current capabilities, or to supplement labor intensive and time consuming therapies with technology based interventions. After over a decade of investigation it seems appropriate to determine whether we are succeeding in meeting our goals.