A "Wii" bit of fun: The effects of adding Nintendo Wii® Bowling to a standard exercise regimen for residents of long-term care with upper extremity dysfunction

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-193

  Hsu, Jason K ^a   Thibodeau, Richard ^b   Wong, Stephanie J ^b   Zukiwsky, Daniel ^b   Cecile, Sara ^b   Walton, David M ^c  

^a Merivale Professional Physiotherapy Centre   (Canada)

^b University of Western Ontario ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPORT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ONTARIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79952937448     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2010.483267     Document Type: Article

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