Use of Nintendo Wii Fit™ In the rehabilitation of outpatients following total knee replacement: A preliminary randomised controlled trial

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 183-188

  Fung, Vera ^a   Ho, Aileen ^a   Shaffer, Jennifer ^a   Chung, Esther ^a   Gomez, Manuel ^a  

^a St John's Rehabilitation Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outpatient; Randomised controlled trial; Total knee replacement; Video games

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECREATION; TECHNOLOGY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VISUAL FEEDBACK; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING;

EID: 84865168351     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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