Effectiveness of virtual reality rehabilitation for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: an updated evidence-based systematic review

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 245-258

  Ravi, D K ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Singhi, P ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ORGANISATION   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Rehabilitation; Review; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTRONICS; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROREHABILITATION; PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL REALITY REHABILITATION; BODY POSITION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 85009761146     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.08.004     Document Type: Review

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