Benefits of activity and virtual reality based balance exercise programmes for adults with traumatic brain injury: Perceptions of participants and their caregivers

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 989-1000

  Thornthon, M ^a   Marshall, S ^a   McComas, J ^a   Finestone, H ^b   McCormick, A ^c   Sveistrup, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Charity of Ottawa Health Service   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance confidence; Community integration; Physiotherapy; Self concept; Self efficacy; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 28244452539     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050500109944     Document Type: Article

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