Effects of a Nintendo Wii exercise program on spasticity and static standing balance in spastic cerebral palsy.

Gatica-Rojas, Valeska; Cartes-Velásquez, Ricardo; Méndez-Rebolledo, Guillermo; Guzman-Muñoz, Eduardo; Lizama, L. Eduardo Cofré

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Effects of a Nintendo Wii exercise program on spasticity and static standing balance in spastic cerebral palsy.

Author(s): Valeska Gatica-Rojas ¹ , Ricardo Cartes-Velásquez ² , Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo ¹ , Eduardo Guzman-Muñoz ³ , L Eduardo Cofré Lizama ⁴

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2017

Journal: Developmental neurorehabilitation

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

Keywords: Ankle function, Modified Modified Ashworth Scale, Nintendo Wii, cerebral palsy, spasticity, standing balance

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This study sought to evaluate the effects of a Nintendo Wii Balance Board (NWBB) intervention on ankle spasticity and static standing balance in young people with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Dev Neurorehabil

Title: Developmental neurorehabilitation

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

ISSN (Electronic): 1751-8431

ISSN (Print): 1751-8423

Publication date (Electronic): Aug 2017

Volume: 20

Issue: 6

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[1 ] a Human Motor Control Laboratory, Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , Universidad de Talca , Talca , Chile.

[2 ] b School of Dentistry , Universidad de Concepción , Concepción , Chile.

[3 ] c Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de la Salud , Universidad Santo Tomás , Talca , Chile.

[4 ] d Department of Medicine , Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne , Melbourne , Australia.

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DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2016.1211770

PubMed ID: 27538127

SO-VID: f297e6a3-ad89-4f80-ad65-8560ab094746

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Keywords: Ankle function,Modified Modified Ashworth Scale,Nintendo Wii,cerebral palsy,spasticity,standing balance

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Effects of a Nintendo Wii exercise program on spasticity and static standing balance in spastic cerebral palsy.

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