Effectiveness of virtual reality using wii gaming technology in stroke rehabilitation: A pilot randomized clinical trial and proof of principle

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1477-1484

  Saposnik, Gustavo ^a   Teasell, Robert ^e   Mamdani, Muhammad ^b   Hall, Judith ^b   McIlroy, William ^f   Cheung, Donna ^b   Thorpe, Kevin E ^d   Cohen, Leonardo G ^g   Bayley, Mark ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

feasibility; outcome research; randomized clinical trial; rehabilitation; safety; stroke; virtual reality; Wii gaming system; Wolf Motor Function Test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAME; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; RATING SCALE; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECREATION THERAPY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 77954175719     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.584979     Document Type: Article

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