Heta Parikh
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About
Heta Parikh is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of pediatric rehabilitation, robotics, and virtual reality. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating innovative assistive technologies to restore upper extremity motor function in children with neurological impairments, particularly cerebral palsy. Parikh is best known as a key contributor to the New Jersey Institute of Technology Robot-Assisted Virtual Rehabilitation (NJIT-RAVR) system. Her landmark feasibility study (2009, 101 citations) demonstrated that integrating virtual reality with adaptive robotics could successfully engage children with hemiparetic CP, enhancing attention and providing a robust training stimulus. She further advanced this work by showing, in a study with 87 citations, that NJIT-RAVR training elicits measurable improvements in upper extremity function. Parikh’s research bridges engineering and clinical practice, offering a compelling alternative to conventional therapy. Her contributions have laid the groundwork for accessible, engaging, and effective rehabilitation protocols, establishing her as a leading voice in robot-assisted pediatric neurorehabilitation.
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