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Integrated virtual reality and musical biofeedback for intensity-guided training on stationary cycling: a comparative feasibility study

2026-01-18 rehabilitation medicine and physical therapy Title + abstract only
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Motor rehabilitation requiring sustained physical exercise faces poor adherence in neurological populations due to insufficient supervision and monotony. While virtual reality and musical biofeedback independently improve engagement and motivation, their comparative and combined impact on intensity control strategies during high-intensity interval training (HIIT) remains unexplored. Thirty healthy adults (16 males, 14 females; mean age 27.5 {+/-} 7.2 years) were sequentially assigned to three f...

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