Using the Wii Fit as a tool for balance assessment and neurorehabilitation: The first half decade of "wii-search"

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Goble, Daniel J ^a   Cone, Brian L ^a   Fling, Brett W ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Interventions; Postural control; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; NINTENDO WII FIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EQUIPMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84893658685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-12     Document Type: Review

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