Effects of Nintendo Wii Fit Plus training on ankle strength with functional ankle instability

Kim, Ki-Jong; Jun, Hyun-Ju; Myoung, Hoon

doi:10.1589/jpts.27.3381

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“…Comparison of mean values of stability index between conventional therapy and VR training showed significant improvement of all stability index OASI, APSI, and MLSI in favor of VR, similar to previous findings revealing significant improvement of static and dynamic balance in subjects with functional ankle instability (16).…”

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Virtual reality versus Biodex training in adolescents with chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial

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IntroductionAnkle instability is a common injury in athletes affecting the quality of life, functional limitation, as well as static and dynamic balance. Aim: To compare the efficacy of virtual reality and Biodex balance training in the treatment of ankle instability in adolescent athletes.Material and methodsParticipants and Methodology: Ninety football players were enrolled in this study after the assessment of their eligibility. Their age ranged from 12-16years. They were randomly allocated into three groups of equal numbers. Group 1 received a guideline protocol, group 2 received the same guideline protocol in addition to Wii Sport Training, and group 3 received the same guideline protocol in addition to Biodex balance training. All groups received treatment protocols three times / week for three months. Outcome measures included the stability indices (overall stability, anteroposterior stability, and mediolateral) measured by the Biodex balance system as well as ankle instability measured by the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool. Measurements were collected at the baseline and post 3 months of treatment.ResultsPost-treatment findings, revealed a statistically significant decrease in the overall, anteroposterior, and mediolateral stability indices, as well as significant increase in Cumberland Ankle Instability outcomes of all groups (P< 0.05). On the other hand, there were no statistically significant differences between the virtual reality and Biodex balance training groups.ConclusionsVirtual Reality has a significant effect which appears to be similar to the Biodex Balance Training in adolescent athletes with chronic ankle instability

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“…The program included: lunge, single leg extension, sideways leg lift, single leg twist, and rowing squat as strength exercises. Soccer heading, tight rope walks, ski slalom, table tilt, and snowboard slalom as balance exercises (16).…”

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Virtual reality versus Biodex training in adolescents with chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial

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“…Virtual reality training was introduced as an auxiliary rehabilitation tool for completing the treatment for subjects with lower limb injuries. 13–17 These games, not only leaded to excitement and entertainment but had been also expressed to improve balance and power. 16 Conventional exercises were not attractive and motivating for subjects, in turn, this was a disadvantage for them.…”

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Comparison of the effects of Wii and conventional training on functional abilities and neurocognitive function in basketball-players with functional ankle instability: Matched randomized clinical trial

Mohammadi

Hadian

2021

Clin Rehabil

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Objective: To compare the effects of Wii and conventional training on functional abilities and neurocognitive function in basketball-players with Functional Ankle Instability (FAI). Design: Single-blind matched randomized clinical trial study. Setting: Outpatients setting. Participants: Fifty-four basketball-players were randomly assigned to the Wii and control group. Interventions: All athletes in the Wii group ( n = 27) performed Wii Fit Plus games; and in the control group ( n = 27), they performed conventional training three days a week for 12 sessions. Main outcome measures: To assess functional performance and neurocognitive function, we used hop tests (8-hop, side hop, and single hop) and Deary-Liewald Reaction Time Task (DLRT), respectively. DLRT measured simple and choice reaction time and error rate. Measures were taken at baseline, four weeks, and eight weeks after baseline. Results: In all 54 athletes completed the study. The results showed no significant differences for all hop tests in between-group comparison but the neurocognitive function showed significant improvements in the Wii group compared to the control group ( P < 0.05). Mean (SD) for 8-hop and side hop tests for the involved limb, and simple and choice reaction time four weeks after baseline in the control group were 10.15 (1.02), 12.36 (1.31), and 339.10 (41.57), 530.52 (53.36), respectively and in the Wii group, were 10.46 (1.23), 12.40 (1.31), and 295.25 (13.16), 431.19 (33.46), respectively. Conclusion: Based on our results, both training protocols were equal to positively affect functional abilities. Besides, Wii training improved neurocognitive function and can be applied in FAI rehabilitation protocols.

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“…The findings of Alfieri et al [12] suggest that multisensory exercise programs can improve both postural control and muscle strength of invertors and evertors. Other studies showed that postural control training strengthens the invertors and evertors [13], and that strength training besides improved muscle strength of all ankle muscle groups results in improved postural control [14]. In addition, greater use of ankle evertors owing to their improved strength could be associated with a reduction in mediolateral sway during sufficiently demanding postural tasks [15].…”

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Effect of aging on the association between ankle muscle strength and the control of bipedal stance

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Previous studies reported a significant association between postural control and lower-limb strength of several muscle groups, however, they were focused especially on knee muscles and ankle plantar and dorsal flexors. The aim of the present study is to examine the correlation between the muscle strength of ankle invertors, evertors, plantar flexors, and dorsal flexors and the control of bipedal stance in young and older adults. Thirty one young (aged 22.8 ± 2.6 years) and thirty one older adults (aged 70.5 ± 7.2 years) voluntarily participated in this study. Ankle muscle strength was evaluated by an isokinetic dynamometer. Normalized peak torque and work were averaged for four repetitions and for both lower limbs. The control of bipedal stance was evaluated by the sample entropy derived from an accelerometer placed on the lumbar spine while the subject stood on a foam pad with eyes open. Results showed significant age-related differences in ankle muscle strength and sample entropy in medial-lateral direction. More interestingly, the correlation between ankle muscle strength and the sample entropy was significantly different between young and older adults. Indeed, no significant correlation was observed in the younger adults. Conversely, in the older adults, the work of the ankle evertors positively correlated with sample entropy in the medial-lateral direction during bipedal stance (r = 0.36), whereas the peak torque and work of the dorsal flexors were significantly correlated with sample entropy in the anterior-posterior direction during bipedal stance (r = 0.44 for both variables). In the young adults, results suggest that, standing on foam with eyes open is a relatively easy postural task that does not require the full ankle muscle strength capacity. Taken together, the present findings suggest that older adults have a different association between ankle muscle strength and the sample entropy during bipedal stance.

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Effects of Nintendo Wii Fit Plus training on ankle strength with functional ankle instability

Cited by 12 publications

References 31 publications

Virtual reality versus Biodex training in adolescents with chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial

Virtual reality versus Biodex training in adolescents with chronic ankle instability: a randomized controlled trial

Comparison of the effects of Wii and conventional training on functional abilities and neurocognitive function in basketball-players with functional ankle instability: Matched randomized clinical trial

Effect of aging on the association between ankle muscle strength and the control of bipedal stance

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