Virtual reality rehabilitation of balance: Assessment of the usability of the Nintendo Wii ® Fit Plus

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Meldrum, Dara ^a   Glennon, Aine ^a   Herdman, Susan ^b   Murray, Deirdre ^c   McConn Walsh, Rory ^d  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

^d BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Balance; Nintendo Wii ; Rehabilitation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION DISORDERS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84859551114     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2011.616922     Document Type: Article

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