<s>
CAREN	B-Application
(	O
Computer	O
Assisted	O
Rehabilitation	O
Environment	O
)	O
protocol	O
—	O
is	O
a	O
versatile	O
,	O
multi-sensory	O
virtual	O
reality	O
system	O
used	O
for	O
treatment	O
and	O
rehabilitation	O
of	O
human	O
locomotion	O
,	O
or	O
walking	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
pain	O
,	O
posture	O
,	O
balance	O
spinal	O
stability	O
and	O
motor	O
control	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
MOTEK	O
had	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
research	O
grant	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
commission	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
system	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
CAREN	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
grant	O
was	O
received	O
in	O
1998	O
and	O
enabled	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
CAREN	B-Application
's	O
1st	O
prototype	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1st	O
production	O
grade	O
CAREN	B-Application
system	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Groningen	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
annals	O
of	O
CAREN	B-Application
’s	O
beginnings	O
,	O
the	O
technology	O
was	O
being	O
used	O
primarily	O
by	O
scientific	O
and	O
military	O
organizations	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
sheer	O
complexity	O
of	O
its	O
modern	O
intricacies	O
and	O
somewhat	O
complicated	O
testing	O
.	O
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