Effects of balance training using a wii fit balance board on balance, gait and activities of daily living in patients with parkinson disease: A pilot, randomized controlled trial
- Authors
- Moon J.-H.; Jung J.-H.; Cho H.-Y.
- Issue Date
- Mar-2020
- Publisher
- World Informations Syndicate
- Keywords
- Activities of daily living; Balance; Gait; Parkinson disease; Wii Fit
- Citation
- Medico-Legal Update, v.20, no.1, pp.1799 - 1803
- Journal Title
- Medico-Legal Update
- Volume
- 20
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1799
- End Page
- 1803
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/45747
- DOI
- 10.37506/v20/il/2020/mlu/194564
- ISSN
- 0971-720X
- Abstract
- Background/Objectives: This study examined the effects of balance training using a Wii Fit balance board on the balance, gait, and activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson disease. Method/Statistical Analysis: Our study included 15 patients with Parkinson disease who scored 2–3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale and underwent occupational therapy. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: The experimental group with 8 patients or the control group with 7 patients. All subjects in two groups received traditional occupational therapy (TOT) for 30 min/day, 3 times a week, for 8 weeks, and the participants in the experimental group additionally received a balance training using a Wii Fit (BTWF) for 30 min per session. All patients in both groups were evaluated using the Berg balance scale (BBS), the time up & go test, and the modified Barthel index. Findings: The experimental and control groups showed significant improvements in all outcome measures after intervention. In particular, the experimental group showed a more significant improvement in the BBS score than the control group. Improvements/Applications: BTWF could be effectively used to improve the balance of Parkinson’s disease patients in the clinic. © 2020, World Informations Syndicate. All rights reserved.
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