Relationship between Nintendo's Wii balance board derived variables and clinical balance scores in individuals with stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Wii Balance Board (WBB) is widely studied as a balance testing platform and is reliable in detecting changes in the body's center of pressure (COP). However, the relationship between WBB derived measures and clinical tests of balance is currently unknown.

Research question

To investigate the association between static and dynamic COP measures from the WBB with balance tests commonly used in chronic stroke.

Methods

This retrospective study included sixty-nine individuals with stroke who performed the Berg Balance Score (BBS), the Mini-BESTest and WBB assessments as a part of their baseline measurements. The WBB assessments included body weight symmetry and a dynamic target matching task that measured Reaction Time (RT) and Completion Time (CT).

Result

SUBMITTER: Madhavan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7306165 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature