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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


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1 Department of Occupational Therapy, Kyungdong University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2 Department of Occupational Therapy,Gachon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
3 Department of Physical Therapy, Gachon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
     

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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.


Keywords

Activities Of Daily Living, Balance, Gait, Parkinson Disease, Wii Fit.
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  • 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

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Authors

Jong-Hoon Moon
Department of Occupational Therapy, Kyungdong University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Jin-Hwa Jung
Department of Occupational Therapy,Gachon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Hwi-Young Cho
Department of Physical Therapy, Gachon University, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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.


Keywords


Activities Of Daily Living, Balance, Gait, Parkinson Disease, Wii Fit.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v20%2Fi1%2F2020%2Fmlu%2F194564