Exergaming as a viable therapeutic tool to improve static and dynamic balance among older adults and people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Exergaming as a viable therapeutic tool to improve static and dynamic balance among older adults and people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The use of virtual reality games (known as ‘exergaming’) as a neurorehabilitation tool is gaining interest. Therefore, we aim to collate evidence for the effects of exergaming on the balance and postural control of older adults and people with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD). Six electronic dat...

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Main Authors: Dale Michael Harris, Timo eRantalainen, Makii eMuthalib, Liam eJohnson, Wei-Peng eTeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
balance
Neurorehabilitation
Parkinson’s disease
Postural control
older adults
exergaming
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnagi.2015.00167/full

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