Exergaming for balance training of elderly: State of the art and future developments

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Van Diest, Mike ^a,b   Lamoth, Claudine Jc ^b   Stegenga, Jan ^a   Verkerke, Gijsbertus J ^b,c   Postema, Klaas ^b  

^a INCAS3 ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balance training; Elderly; Exergames; Fall prevention; Postural control; Sensors

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUTUROLOGY; GAME; GESTURE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSOR; STANDING; STRENGTH; TRAINING; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84884503651     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-10-101     Document Type: Review

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