Game-based Exercises for Dynamic Short-Sitting Balance Rehabilitation of People With Chronic Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries

@article{citeulike:1952154, abstract = {Background and Purpose: Goal-oriented, task-specific training has been shown to improve function; however, it can be difficult to maintain patient interest. This report describes a rehabilitation protocol for the maintenance of balance in a short-sitting position following spinal cord and head injuries by use of a center-of-pressurecontrolled video gamebased tool. The scientific justification for the selected treatment is discussed. Case Descriptions: Three adults were treated: 1 young adult with spina bifida (T10 and L1L2), 1 middle-aged adult with complete paraplegia (complete lesion at T11L1), and 1 middle-aged adult with traumatic brain injury. All patients used wheelchairs full-time. Outcomes: The patients showed increased motivation to perform the game-based exercises and increased dynamic short-sitting balance. Discussion: The patients exhibited increases in practice volume and attention span during training with the game-based tool. In addition, they demonstrated substantial improvements in dynamic balance control. These observations indicate that a video gamebased exercise approach can have a substantial positive effect by improving dynamic short-sitting balance. 10.2522/ptj.20060229}, author = {Betker, Aimee L. and Desai, Ankur and Nett, Cristabel and Kapadia, Naaz and Szturm, Tony }, citeulike-article-id = {1952154}, doi = {10.2522/ptj.20060229}, journal = {PHYS THER}, keywords = {balance, exercises, game, rehabilitation, sitting, sitting-ability, tbi}, month = {October}, number = {10}, pages = {1389--1398}, posted-at = {2007-11-21 14:08:02}, priority = {2}, title = {Game-based Exercises for Dynamic Short-Sitting Balance Rehabilitation of People With Chronic Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20060229}, volume = {87}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1952154 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1952154 TI - Game-based Exercises for Dynamic Short-Sitting Balance Rehabilitation of People With Chronic Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries JF - PHYS THER VL - 87 IS - 10 SP - 1389 EP - 1398 N2 - Background and Purpose: Goal-oriented, task-specific training has been shown to improve function; however, it can be difficult to maintain patient interest. This report describes a rehabilitation protocol for the maintenance of balance in a short-sitting position following spinal cord and head injuries by use of a center-of-pressurecontrolled video gamebased tool. The scientific justification for the selected treatment is discussed. Case Descriptions: Three adults were treated: 1 young adult with spina bifida (T10 and L1L2), 1 middle-aged adult with complete paraplegia (complete lesion at T11L1), and 1 middle-aged adult with traumatic brain injury. All patients used wheelchairs full-time. Outcomes: The patients showed increased motivation to perform the game-based exercises and increased dynamic short-sitting balance. Discussion: The patients exhibited increases in practice volume and attention span during training with the game-based tool. In addition, they demonstrated substantial improvements in dynamic balance control. These observations indicate that a video gamebased exercise approach can have a substantial positive effect by improving dynamic short-sitting balance. 10.2522/ptj.20060229 KW - balance KW - exercises KW - game KW - rehabilitation KW - sitting KW - sitting-ability KW - tbi AU - Betker, Aimee AU - Desai, Ankur AU - Nett, Cristabel AU - Kapadia, Naaz AU - Szturm, Tony PY - 2007/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20060229 ER -