Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Introduction to the special issue from the proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Open Access Introduction to the special issue from the proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation Emily A Keshner 1 2 and Patrice Tamar Weiss3 Address 1Dept. of Physical Therapy College of Health Professions Temple University Jones Hall 600 3307 Broad St. Philadelphia PA 19140 USA 2Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering Temple University 1947 North 12th St. Philadelphia PA 19122 USA and Laboratory for Innovations in Rehabilitation Research Dept. of Occupational Therapy Faculty of Social Welfare Health Sciences University of Haifa Mount Carmel Haifa 31905 Israel Email Emily A Keshner - ekeshner@ Patrice Tamar Weiss - tamar@ Corresponding author Published 6 June 2007 Received 30 April 2007 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2007 4 18 doi 1743-0003-4-18 Accepted 6 June 2007 This article is available from http content 4 1 18 2007 Keshner and Weiss licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract New technologies are rapidly having a great impact on the development of novel rehabilitation interventions. One of the more popular of these technological advances is virtual reality. The wide range of applications of this technology from immersive environments to tele-rehabilitation equipment and care lends versatility to its use as a rehabilitation intervention. But increasing access to this technology requires that we further our understanding about its impact on a performer. The International Workshop on Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation .