Wii Fit balance board playing improves balance and gait in Parkinson disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effect of exercise training by using the Nintendo Wii Fit video game and balance board system on balance and gait in adults with Parkinson disease (PD).

Design

A prospective interventional cohort study.

Setting

An outpatient group exercise class.

Participants

Ten subjects with PD, Hoehn and Yahr stages 2.5 or 3, with a mean age of 67.1 years; 4 men, 6 women.

Interventions

The subjects participated in supervised group exercise sessions 3 times per week for 8 weeks by practicing 3 different Wii balance board games (marble tracking, skiing, and bubble rafting) adjusted for their individualized function level. The subjects trained for 10 minutes per game, a total of 30 minutes training per session.

Main outcome measurements

Pre

SUBMITTER: Mhatre PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4114762 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature