Comparing the energy expenditure of wii-fit-based therapy with that of traditional physiotherapy in an older adult population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 203-205

  Taylor, Matthew J D ^a   Lindsverk, Heidi ^a   Nygaard, Mona ^a   Hunt, Jayne ^a   Shanks, Joseph ^a   Griffin, Murray ^a   Shawis, Teshk ^b   Impson, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WII TRAINING;

AGED; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84892734327     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12624     Document Type: Letter

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