A Kinect-Based System for Lower Limb Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: a Pilot Study

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2015, Pages

  Palacios Navarro, Guillermo ^a,b,c   García Magariño, Iván ^a   Ramos Lorente, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPE   (Ecuador)

^c Prometeo SENESCYT   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Microsoft Kinect; Parkinson s disease; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; TEN METERS WALK TEST; VIRTUAL REALITY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LOWER LIMB; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TIME FACTOR; VIDEO GAME; WALKING;

AGED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; WALKING;

EID: 84938834280     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-015-0289-0     Document Type: Article

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