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Physical activity games have the potential to provide innovative, cost-effective approaches to help people recover motor skills after experiencing a stroke. Commercially-Available Interactive Video Games for Individuals with Chronic Mobility and Balance Deficits Post-Stroke compares effects of two video game systems (Wii and EyeToy) on players' mobility, balance and fear of falling to determine whether these systems deliver effective post-stroke balance training that could supplement and extend the physical therapy that patients with stroke normally receive.
Angela Merlo, DPT
Erin Rivers, DPT
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University of South Carolina
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Commercially-Available Interactive Video Games for Individuals with Chronic Mobility and Balance Deficits Post-Stroke | Bloomberg.com |
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University of South Carolina
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Commercially-Available Interactive Video Games for Individuals with Chronic Mobility and Balance Deficits Post-Stroke | Bluffton Today |
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07/26/2008 |
Publications
Fritz, S.L, Rivers, E.D., Merlo, A.R., & Duncan, B.M. (2009). Examining the effects of commercially available video game systems, the Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation 2, on balance and mobility in individuals with chronic stroke. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Abstracts, 33(4), 224-232.
Peters, D., Fritz, S. L., Merlo, A., & Rivers, E. D. (2010). Examining the effects of Wii and Playstation game play on dynamic gait and symmetrical weight-bearing in individuals with chronic stroke: A preliminary study. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy Abstract, 34(4), 224-231.
Presentations
Peters, D., Fritz, S.L., Merlo, A., & Rivers, E. D. (2011, February). Examining the effects of Wii and Playstation game play on dynamic gait and symmetrical weight-bearing in individuals with chronic stroke: A preliminary study. Poster presented at Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, LA.