Functional balance and dual-task reaction times in older adults are improved by virtual reality and biofeedback training

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-23

  Bisson, E ^a   Contant, B ^a   Sveistrup, H ^a   Lajoie, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPONSE TIME; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGED; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; REACTION TIME; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33847735558     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9997     Document Type: Article

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