Wii Fit® training vs. Adapted Physical Activities: Which one is the most appropriate to improve the balance of independent senior subjects? A randomized controlled study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 827-835

  Toulotte, Claire ^a,b,c   Toursel, Cindy ^c   Olivier, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Institut Universitaire de Formation des MaÎtres   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

Author keywords

balance; falls; game console; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84864843277     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511434996     Document Type: Article

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