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Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Balance Control; Elderly; Balance-training Programs; Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board; Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale; Geriatric Depression Scale
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Virtual Reality Gaming As A Tool For Rehabilitation In Physical Therapy, Abel A. Rendon
Virtual Reality Gaming As A Tool For Rehabilitation In Physical Therapy, Abel A. Rendon
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Balance control decreases in the elderly and currently 33 to 50 percent of people over 65 years of age experience a fall each year resulting in ten thousand deaths annually. Many balance‐training programs use expensive equipment and a clinical setting for the training. The need for reliable and low cost tools is essential for fall prevention and rehabilitation of the aging population. Virtual reality gaming is emerging as a solution for this problem. The purpose of the six week study was to determine the effects of virtual reality gaming, specifically the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board (WBB), on dynamic balance …