Virtual Reality – Based Training to Improve Postural Stability and Functional Balance in Healthy Elderly Women – a pilot study
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Anna Brachman, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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Project Citation:
Brachman, Anna. Virtual Reality – Based Training to Improve Postural Stability and Functional Balance in Healthy Elderly Women – a pilot study. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E117863V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Objective: to observe
through objective testing using assessment module incorporated in new virtual
reality (VR) system whether elderly people’s static and functional balance is
improved by VR balance training program that is based on
movements performed in everyday life.
Materials and Methods: Thirteen healthy elderly women participated in 12 sessions of
balance-based VR training (three times a week, 30 minutes per session). The
system used combined a posturographic platform with a 3D measurement system
based on time-of-flight cameras (Kinect). All objective outcomes: the quiet
standing test, Functional Balance Test (FBT) and limit of stability (LOS) test
were measured on 3 occasions: before intervention, after 6 training sessions
and after the completion of the 4-week program.
Results: Results showed significant improvement in LOS performance after intervention.
In FBT participants exhibited significant decrease (p<.01; Kendall’s W= 0.5) in the average time
to target hit after 6 trainings. The average center of pressure velocity increased after 6 and 12 sessions,
however did not reach significance (p= .053), nevertheless the effect size was
large (η2 = 0.22). Movement
optimization in FBT and parameters of quiet standing test were not
significantly affected by training.
Conclusions: These results demonstrate that even
relatively short 4-week training period can bring positive outcomes. 12
training sessions of balance VR training using the force platform and Kinect
sensor resulted in significant improvement of postural stability in healthy
elderly women. This trial supports the potential therapeutic use of VR training
program which is based on movements performed in everyday life.
Funding Sources:
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National Center for Research and Development (STRATEGMED3/ 306011/1/NCBR/2017)
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