Home-based balance training programme using Wii Fit with balance board for Parkinson's disease: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-150

  Esculier, Jean Francois ^a,b   Vaudrin, Joanie ^a,c   Bériault, Patrick ^a,d   Gagnon, Karine ^a,e   Tremblay, Louis E ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b PCN Physiotherapy Clinic   (Canada)

^c Hopital de Amos   (Canada)

^d Hopital Montfort Hospital   (Canada)

^e Centre de Readaptation Estrie   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance training; Falls; Neurorehabilitation; Parkinson's disease; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Wii

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; RECREATION; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING;

EID: 84856277120     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0922     Document Type: Article

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