Effectiveness of a Wii balance board-based system (eBaViR) for balance rehabilitation: A pilot randomized clinical trial in patients with acquired brain injury

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gil Gómez, José Antonio ^a   Lloréns, Roberto ^a   Alcñiz, Mariano ^a,c   Colomer, Carolina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Servicio de Neurorrehabilitacián de Los Hospitales NISA Valencia Al Mar y Sevilla Aljarafe   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION DISORDERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOFTWARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956206061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-8-30     Document Type: Article

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