The effect of virtual reality gaming on dynamic balance in older adults

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 549-552

  Rendon, Abel Angel ^a   Lohman, Everett B ^a   Thorpe, Donna ^a   Johnson, Eric G ^a   Medina, Ernie ^a   Bradley, Bruce ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Elderly; Older adult; Randomised; Virtual reality gaming

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES SPECIFIC BALANCE CONFIDENCE SCALE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EIGHT FOOT UP AND GO TEST; ELDERLY CARE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; VIRTUAL REALITY GAMING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84864013363     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs053     Document Type: Article

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