Reliability of an inexpensive and portable dynamic weight bearing asymmetry assessment system incorporating dual Nintendo Wii Balance Boards

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 288-291

  Clark, Ross Allan ^a   McGough, Rian ^b   Paterson, Kade ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance; Neurology; Postural control; Reliability; Stroke; Weight distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY MASS; CENTER OF PRESSURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SITTING; STANDING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VELOCITY; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT BEARING ASYMMETRY;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIDEO GAMES; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959995824     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Neitzel J.A., Kernozek T.W., Davies G.J. Loading response following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction during the parallel squat exercise. Clin Biomech 2002, 17:551-554.
2. Talis V.L., Grishin A.A., Solopova I.A., Oskanyan T.L., Belenky V.E., Ivanenko Y.P., et al. Asymmetric leg loading during sit-to-stand, walking and quiet standing in patients after unilateral total hip replacement surgery. Clin Biomech 2008, 23:424-433.
3. Brière A., Lauzière S., Gravel D., NadeauF S Perception of weight-bearing distribution during sit-to-stand tasks in hemiparetic and healthy individuals. Stroke 2010.
4. Roy G., Nadeau S., Gravel D., Malouin F., McFadyen B.J., Piotte F., et al. The effect of foot position and chair height on the asymmetry of vertical forces during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit tasks in individuals with hemiparesis. Clin Biomech 2006, 21:585-593.
5. Genthon N., Rougier P., Gissot A.S., Féroger J., Pélissier J., Pérennou D., et al. Contribution of each lower limb to upright standing in stroke patients. Stroke 2008, 39:1793-1799.
6. Bohannon R.W., Larkin P.A. Lower extremity weight bearing under various standing conditions in independently ambulatory patients with hemiparesis. Phys Ther 1985, 65:1323-1325.
7. De Haart M., Geurts A.C., Huidekoper S.C., Fasotti L., Van Limbeek J. Recovery of standing balance in postacute stroke patients: a rehabilitation cohort study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2004, 85:886-895.
8. Genthon N., Gissot A.S., Froger J., Rougier P., Pérennou D. Posturography in patients with stroke: estimating the percentage of body weight on each foot from a single force platform. Stroke 2008, 39:489-491.
9. Hurkmans H.L.P., Bussmann J.B.J., Benda E., Verhaar J.A.N., Stam H.J. Techniques for measuring weight bearing during standing and walking. Clin Biomech 2003, 18:576-589.
10. Clark R.A., Bryant A.L., Pua Y., McCrory P., Bennell K., Hunt M., et al. Validity and reliability of the Nintendo Wii Balance Board for assessment of standing balance. Gait Posture 2010, 31:307-310.
11. De Haart M., Geurts A.C., Dault M.C., Nienhuis B., Duysens J. Restoration of weight-shifting capacity in patients with postacute stroke: a rehabilitation cohort study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005, 86:755-762.
12. Shumway-Cook A., Anson D., Haller S. Postural sway biofeedback: its effect on reestablishing stance stability in hemiplegic patients. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1988, 69:395-400.