Can balance in children with cerebral palsy improve through use of an activity promoting computer game?

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 501-510

  Ramstrand, Nerrolyn ^a   Lygnegård, Frida ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Balance; cerebral palsy; children; interactive games; Nintendo Wii; postural stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84874380302     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2012-0696     Document Type: Article

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