Assessing and training standing balance in older adults: A novel approach using the 'Nintendo Wii' Balance Board

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-305

  Young, William ^a   Ferguson, Stuart ^a   Brault, Sébastien ^b   Craig, Cathy ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

Author keywords

Balance; Force feedback; Older adults; Rehabilitation; Vision

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CENTER OF PRESSURE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COST; DEVICE SAFETY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FALL RISK; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE; STANDING; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WII BALANCE BOARD;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79951552214     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089     Document Type: Article

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