Using commercial video games for falls prevention in older adults: The way for the future?

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 166-177

  Pietrzak, Eva ^a   Cotea, Cristina ^a   Pullman, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balance training; Falls prevention; Older adults; Video games; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FALLING; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RECREATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; POSTURAL BALANCE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84925672297     PISSN: 15398412     EISSN: 21520895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0b013e3182abe76e     Document Type: Review

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