Assessing the applicability of the nintendo wii as a device for advancing clinical practice and functional independence

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 109-123

  McGuire, Jessica ^a   Hitzig, Sander L ^b,c   Ditor, David S ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Center of pressure; Environmental stimuli; Standing posture; Virtual reality; Weight bearing asymmetry

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICES; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; LIMB MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NINTENDO WII; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 84871944139     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: 21626553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v23.i1-4.80     Document Type: Review

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