Assessing and training standing balance in older adults: A novel approach using the ‘Nintendo Wii’ Balance Board

Young, William R.; Ferguson, Stuart; Brault, Sébastien; Craig, Cathy

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089

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“…The bibliographic survey was done in January, 2014, in the indexed databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), PubMed, SciELO, The Cochrane Library, and Physiotherapy instrument. In a four-week period training with Wii, totaling ten sessions of twenty minutes each, it was possible to achieve an important improvement in anteroposterior corporal balance in closed-eyes condition after training 17 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, when the qualitative aspects were investigated, the findings were positive for training with Wii Fit, with reports referring to it as a pleasant, recreational and motivating activity 14,15,17,18,22 .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of these, five were methodologically classified as semi-experimental or interventional with pre-and post-training analysis but without the methodological strictness of a randomized clinical trial [13][14][15][16][17] , and the other five as randomized controlled trials [18][19][20][21][22] .…”

Section: Dynamic Balancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In relation to the types of games used, the studies oscillated from two to eight different games for training; in one of the studies there was no description. In six studies there was a protocol in order to perform the training with Wii Fit 13,14,16,17,21,22 and there was supervision throughout all sessions in four of the studies 17,19,20,22 .…”

Section: Dynamic Balancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In order to evaluate the static balance through the Wii platform, Young et al 17 developed an interface that made possible to calculate the center of pressure (CoP) incorporating it in virtual reality, suggesting its use as a low cost evaluation controlled trial, with a six-week Wii training, performed thrice a week, there was improvement in the 8ft UG Test 19 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Benefícios do treinamento de exercícios com o Nintendo(r) Wii na população de idosos saudáveis: revisão de literatura

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Este estudo tem como tema os exercícios realizados por meio do Nintendo(r) Wii e seus possíveis benefícios para população de idosos saudáveis. Foi realizada revisão bibliográfica por meio das bases de dados indexadas: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, PubMed, Scielo, The Cochrane Library, e Physiotherapy Evidence Database. Entraram no presente estudo 10 artigos, publicados entre os anos de 2010 a 2013, sendo cinco artigos classificados metodologicamente como semi-experimentais ou do tipo intervencional e os outros cinco como ensaio clínico controlado randomizado. Após a análise e integração da literatura, foi possível identificar seis categorias relacionadas aos desfechos investigados, sendo elas o equilíbrio estático, equilíbrio dinâmico, medidas subjetivas de equilíbrio, capacidade funcional, força muscular e motivação e/ou diversão. Os resultados desta pesquisa sugerem que o Nintendo(r) Wii é um valioso instrumento para a prática fisioterapêutica, trazendo potenciais benefícios para a população de idosos. São necessários mais estudos com a proposta de definir um protocolo mais adequado em relação aos jogos escolhidos, supervisão, monitorização e qual a duração e frequência de terapia seria mais vantajosa para esses pacientes, para melhor aplicabilidade clínica.

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The efficacy of exergaming in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Mete

Sarı

2022

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Background: Exergaming, one of the most recognized virtual rehabilitation tools, has been shown to be useful for promoting physical activity and enhancing postural stability for neurologic conditions. However, studies with exergaming programs for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are limited. Aims:We aimed to investigate the effects of exergaming given by visual and auditory stimulated assisted joint training device in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program on pain intensity, range of motion (ROM), functional status, kinesiophobia, proprioceptive acuity, muscle strength, and postural stability in patients with knee OA. Study Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial.Methods: Sixty patients (47 female, 13 male) with knee osteoarhritis aged 40-65 years (57.36 � 7.26) who were at stage of two to three according to the Kellegren Lawrence radiological evaluation were included in the study. The patients were randomly divided into two groups as study group (conventional physiotherapy + exergaming) and control group (conventional physiotherapy). Electrotherapy and exercise program were applied to both of the groups along 5 days a week for 6 weeks but exergaming only applied to study group. ROM, pain intensity, proprioceptive acuity, kinesiophobia, muscle strength, and postural stability of the patients were evaluated at the beginning and end of the treatment. Results:In the intra-group analyses of all the assessments of the patients, there was a significant difference in the positive direction in both groups, except for the postural stability values. In the intra-group analyses of postural stability, there was a significant increase only in the study group. In comparison between the groups, proprioceptive acuity, ROM, functional status, and postural stability scores were significantly increased in the study group according to the control group; pain and kinesiophobia decreased significantly. Conclusion:In this study, the exergaming accompanied with conventional physiotherapy programs resulted more positive improvements on pain, ROM, postural stability, kinesiophobia, proprioceptive acuity, and functional status in patients with knee OA compared to the conventional physiotherapy program alone.

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Sensorimotor Recalibration in Virtual Environments

Wright

Creem-Regehr

Warren

et al. 2014

Virtual Reality Technologies for Health and Clinical Applications

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Assessing and training standing balance in older adults: A novel approach using the ‘Nintendo Wii’ Balance Board

Cited by 235 publications

References 6 publications

Benefícios do treinamento de exercícios com o Nintendo(r) Wii na população de idosos saudáveis: revisão de literatura

Benefícios do treinamento de exercícios com o Nintendo(r) Wii na população de idosos saudáveis: revisão de literatura

The efficacy of exergaming in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Sensorimotor Recalibration in Virtual Environments

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