A telerehabilitation program by virtual reality-video games improves balance and postural control in multiple sclerosis patients

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 545-554

  Gutiérrez, Rosa Ortiz ^a   Galán Del Río, Fernando ^a   Cano De La Cuerda, Roberto ^a   Alguacil Diego, Isabel M ^a   Diego, Alguacil ^a   González, Rafael Arroyo ^b   Page, Juan Carlos Miangolarra ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balance; multiple sclerosis; telerehabilitation; video games; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; REHABILITATION; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORY SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; TELEMEDICINE; TINETTTI SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL PREFERENCE;

BALANCE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TELEREHABILITATION; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTURAL BALANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892769319     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-130995     Document Type: Article

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