Pilot study comparing changes in postural control after training using a video game balance board program and 2 standard activity-based balance intervention programs

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1138-1146

  Pluchino, Alessandra ^a   Lee, Sae Yong ^a   Asfour, Shihab ^a   Roos, Bernard A ^a,b,c,d   Signorile, Joseph F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Rehabilitation; Tai Ji

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC POSTUROGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; POSTURAL CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECREATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; TAI CHI; TINETTI PERFORMANCE ORIENTED MOBILITY ASSESSMENT; VIDEO GAME BALANCE BOARD PROGRAM;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSATION DISORDERS; TAI JI; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84863300386     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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