TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing and training standing balance in older adults: A novel approach using the 'Nintendo Wii' Balance Board
AU - Young, William
AU - Ferguson, Stuart
AU - Brault, Charlene
AU - Craig, Cathy
PY - 2011/2/1
Y1 - 2011/2/1
N2 - Older adults, deemed to be at a high risk of falling, are often unable to participate in dynamic exercises due to physical constraints and/or a fear of falling. Using the Nintendo 'Wii Balance Board' (WBB) (Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan), we have developed an interface that allows a user to accurately calculate a participant's centre of pressure (COP) and incorporate it into a virtual environment to create bespoke diagnostic or training programmes that exploit real-time visual feedback of current COP position. This platform allows researchers to design, control and validate tasks that both train and test balance function. This technology provides a safe, adaptable and low-cost balance training/testing solution for older adults, particularly those at high-risk of falling.
AB - Older adults, deemed to be at a high risk of falling, are often unable to participate in dynamic exercises due to physical constraints and/or a fear of falling. Using the Nintendo 'Wii Balance Board' (WBB) (Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan), we have developed an interface that allows a user to accurately calculate a participant's centre of pressure (COP) and incorporate it into a virtual environment to create bespoke diagnostic or training programmes that exploit real-time visual feedback of current COP position. This platform allows researchers to design, control and validate tasks that both train and test balance function. This technology provides a safe, adaptable and low-cost balance training/testing solution for older adults, particularly those at high-risk of falling.
U2 - 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089
DO - 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089
M3 - Article
VL - 33
SP - 303
EP - 305
JO - GAIT and POSTURE
JF - GAIT and POSTURE
SN - 0966-6362
IS - 2
ER -