Virtual reality for improving balance in patients after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 432-440

  Li, Zhen ^a   Han, Xiu Guo ^a   Sheng, Jing ^a   Ma, Shao Jun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Balance; meta analysis; rehabilitation; stroke; virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSATION DISORDERS; STROKE REHABILITATION; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SENSATION DISORDERS; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

EID: 84964963427     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215515593611     Document Type: Article

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