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000069422 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3414/ME16-02-0004
000069422 0248_ $$2sideral$$a98320
000069422 037__ $$aART-2017-98320
000069422 041__ $$aeng
000069422 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6280-1474$$aAlbiol Pérez, Sergio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000069422 245__ $$aThe Effect of Balance Training on Postural Control in Patients with Parkinson's Disease Using a Virtual Rehabilitation System.
000069422 260__ $$c2017
000069422 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000069422 5203_ $$aObjectives: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor clinical alterations among others. Postural problems have serious consequences for patients, not only limiting their daily life but also increasing some risks, like the risk of fall. Inadequate postural control and postural instability is a major problem in PD patients. A Virtual Motor Rehabilitation System (VMR) has been tested in patients with PD in the intervention period. Our purpose was to analyze the evolution of the spatial postural control during the intervention period, to see if there any changes caused precisely by this intervention.
Methods: Ten people with PD carried out 15 virtual rehabilitation sessions. We tested a groundbreaking system based on Virtual Motor Rehabilitation in two periods of time (baseline evaluation and final evaluation). In the training sessions, the participants performed a customizable treatment using a low-cost system, the Active Balance Rehabilitation system (ABAR). We stored the pressure performed by the participants every five hundredths of a second, and we analyzed the patients’ pressure when they maintained their body on the left, on the right, and in the center in sitting position. Our system was able to measure postural control in every patient in each of the virtual rehabilitation sessions.
Results: There are no significant differences in the performance of postural control in any of the positions evaluated throughout the sessions. Moreover, the results show a trend to an improvement in all positions. This improvement is especially remarkable in the left/right positions, which are the most important positions in order to avoid problems such as the risk of fall. With regard to the suitability of the ABAR system, we have found outstanding results in enjoyment, success, clarity, and helpfulness.
Conclusions: Although PD is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, the results demonstrate that patients with PD maintain or even improve their postural control in all positions. We think that the main factor influencing these results is that patients use more of their available cognitive processing to improve their postural control. The ABAR system allows us to make this assumption because the system requires the continuous attention of patients, promoting cognitive processing.
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000069422 591__ $$aMEDICAL INFORMATICS$$b17 / 25 = 0.68$$c2017$$dQ3$$eT3
000069422 591__ $$aHEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES$$b64 / 94 = 0.681$$c2017$$dQ3$$eT3
000069422 592__ $$a0.548$$b2017
000069422 593__ $$aAdvanced and Specialized Nursing$$c2017$$dQ1
000069422 593__ $$aHealth Information Management$$c2017$$dQ2
000069422 593__ $$aHealth Informatics$$c2017$$dQ2
000069422 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
000069422 700__ $$aGil-Gómez JA
000069422 700__ $$aMuñoz-Tomás MT
000069422 700__ $$aGil-Gómez H
000069422 700__ $$aVial-Escolano R
000069422 700__ $$aLozano-Quilis JA
000069422 7102_ $$15007$$2035$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Informát.Ingenie.Sistms.$$cÁrea Arquit.Tecnología Comput.
000069422 773__ $$g56, 2 (2017), 138-144$$pMethods inf. med.$$tMETHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE$$x0026-1270
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