Effectiveness of a low-cost virtual reality system for children with developmental delay: A preliminary randomised single-blind controlled trial

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-195

  Salem, Yasser ^a,d   Gropack, Stacy Jaffee ^a   Coffin, Dale ^b   Godwin, Ellen M ^c  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ACE PreSchool/ACE Head Start   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Faculty of Physiotherapy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Children with developmental delay; Virtual reality; Wii gaming system

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GRIP STRENGTH; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; SAFETY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TECHNOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING SPEED;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84865187630     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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