Effects of augmented visual feedback during balance training in Parkinson's disease: A pilot randomized clinical trial

Parkinsonism and Related Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1352-1358

  van den Heuvel, Maarten R C ^a   Kwakkel, Gert ^a,b,d   Beek, Peter J ^a,c   Berendse, Henk W ^b   Daffertshofer, Andreas ^a   van Wegen, Erwin E H ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Center of Rehabilitation and Rheumatology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Balance training; Parkinson's disease; Physical therapy; Serious gaming; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; LEVODOPA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL REACH TEST; GAIT; GAME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; VISUAL FEEDBACK TRAINING;

EID: 84915785751     PISSN: 13538020     EISSN: 18735126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.09.022     Document Type: Article

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