Participating in a virtual reality balance exercise program can reduce risk and fear of falls

Singh, Devinder Kaur Ajit; Rajaratnam, Bala; Palaniswamy, Vijayakumar; Pearson, Hannah; Raman, Vimal P.; Bong, Pei Sien

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.07.011

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“…Regarding the treatment time, the studies show an agreement in six-week holding two sessions per week (19,21,22) . Except Rendon et al (23) which performed 18 sessions divided into three times a week and Kim et al, (20) which distributed the sessions in the three times a week during 8 weeks.…”

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“…The studies of Singh et al (21,22) applied conventional exercises for balance, and Duke et al (19) in addition to conventional therapy, they also delivered a booklet on preventing falls. The control group of the Rendon (20) and Kim (20) studies did not participate in any rehabilitation protocol only performed the measurements and evaluation pre-and post-test reviews and they were advised to continue the daily routine.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Singh et al (21) also used to Balance Confidence Scale and the evaluation of fall risk which was analyzed by a computer program called FallScreen © pre-and post-rehabilitation. However, the study of Singh et al, (22) applied in their pre-and post-training participants the Time up and go test, ten-step test to assess agility and the intelligent balance board connected to a computer which punctuates mid-lateral and anterior-posterior oscillations.…”

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“…(22) Rendon et al (23) and Singh et al (22) used this tool for the experimental group. The participants of the Singh et al study (21) were subjected to various games requiring anteroposterior and mediolateral movement, however in the Rendon et al (23) and Singh et al (22) , the subjects were submitted to the Nintendo Wii Fit Software using the platform.…”

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Virtual reality in the rehabilitation of the balance in the elderly.

Oliveira¹,

Guaratto²,

Bacha³

et al. 2020

mtprehabjournal

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Introduction:Aging is characterized by a series of changes and adaptations that occur in the body progressively and irreversibly over the years. One of the consequences of senescence is the deficit of maintaining balance, this fact is explained by the involvement of the visual, somatosensory and vestibular systems. Given this scenario, the use of tools that can minimize these declines is of paramount importance. In recent times a resource that has been investigated is virtual reality, this technique stands out for presenting cognitive, motor and cardiorespiratory demands beneficial to the elderly. Objective: The present study aimed to perform a narrative review on the influence of virtual reality on the rehabilitation of balance in healthy elderly. Methods: A bibliographic survey was carried out in Portuguese and English, in the electronic databases: Pubmed, Lilacs, Pedro, Scielo, Scopus and Cochrone. A temporal limiter was applied from 2010 to 2015. Results: We selected 84 articles, however only five fit the criteria of the research. Despite the different methodologies and sample used, all articles selected showed significant improvement in postural balance after virtual reality therapy. However, a lack of standardization of the research protocols can be observed, making it difficult to reach a precise conclusion regarding the real effects of this technique for the study population. Conclusion: Virtual reality therapy was shown to be effective for the rehabilitation of postural balance in healthy elderly individuals. However, such evidence needs to be further investigated in future studies.

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Section: Group Control: Received Only Pretest Measurements and Evaluamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Group Control: Received Only Pretest Measurements and Evaluamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Group Control: Received Only Pretest Measurements and Evaluamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Virtual reality in the rehabilitation of the balance in the elderly.

Oliveira¹,

Guaratto²,

Bacha³

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“…(5) Embora os exercícios terapêuticos convencionais utilizados para o treinamento do equilíbrio, sejam variados e simulem atividades da vida diá-ria, muitos dos idosos se queixam da monotonia do tratamento, já que não conseguem perceber um resultado imediato da proposta terapêutica tradicional, não tendo parâmetros para compreender sua evolução mediante os exercícios realizados. (6) Dessa forma, o objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar, através de revisão na literatura, a ação da realidade virtual no treinamento do equilíbrio em idosos mediante a utilização da realidade virtual como forma de tratamento.…”

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Realidade Virtual No Treinamento Do Equilíbrio Em Idosos: Um Estudo De Revisão

Macêdo

Silva

2014

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ResumoO processo natural de envelhecimento desencadeia no indivíduo uma série de alterações fisiológi-cas. As manifestações dos distúrbios do equilíbrio corporal é uma das principais alterações desse processo e pode levá-los à redução de sua autonomia social, pela predisposição a quedas. O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a atuação da realidade virtual no treinamento do equilíbrio em idosos mediante a utilização de jogos virtuais como forma de tratamento para esses pacientes. Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura através da consulta aos bancos de dados PubMed/MEDLINE; Lilacs/SciE-LO; Cochrane, utilizando como descritores, correspondentes em português e inglês, os seguintes termos: "balance" and "virtual reality" and "older" or "elderly" or "aging". Foram encontrados na literatura pesquisada poucos estudos abordando essa temática, porém, os estudos intervencionistas realizados com a população idosa oferecem resultados favoráveis à melhoria do equilíbrio de pacientes idosos mediante o treinamento com realidade virtual. Entretanto, ainda existe uma lacuna na literatura relacionada à qualidade das pesquisas publicadas, já que são poucos os ensaios clínicos randomizados e as revisões sistemáticas de literatura, havendo a necessidade de mais pesquisas na área com a finalidade de aumentar o rigor científico e contribuir para a disseminação do conhecimento nessa temática.Palavras-chave: Equilíbrio Postural; Envelhecimento; Terapia de exposição à realidade virtual.

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