Effects of interactive video-game based system exercise on the balance of the elderly

Gait and Posture

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 511-515

  Lai, Chien Hung ^a,b   Peng, Chih Wei ^a,b   Chen, Yu Luen ^c,d   Huang, Ching Ping ^d   Hsiao, Yu Ling ^e   Chen, Shih Ching ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Balance; Berg Balance Scale; Interactive video game based training; Older adults; Timed Up and Go test

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; INTERACTIVE VIDEO GAME BASED TRAINING; MALE; MODIFIED FALLS EFFICACY SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWAY AREA TEST; SWAY VELOCITY TEST; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; UNIPEDAL STANCE TEST;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84875609039     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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