TY - JOUR
T1 - Objective evaluation of Nintendo Wii Fit plus balance program training on postural stability in Multiple Sclerosis patients
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Cimino, Vincenzo
AU - Chisari, Clara Grazia
AU - Raciti, Gianfranco
AU - Russo, Anna
AU - Veca, Donata
AU - Zagari, Francesco
AU - Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore
AU - Patti, Francesco
N1 - Funding Information:
V.C. received grant for congress participation from Roche, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, and TEVA. C.G.C. received grant for congress participation from Roche, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, and TEVA. F.P. has received honoraria for speaking activities by Bayer Schering, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, TEVA, and Sanofi Aventis; he also served as advisory board member the following companies: Bayer Schering, Roche, Biogen, Merck, Novartis; he was also funded by Pfizer and FISM for epidemiological studies; finally, he received grant for congress participation from Bayer Schering, Roche, Biogen, Merck, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis, and TEVA. There are no conflicts of interest for the remaining authors.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - The use of the Nintendo Wii system has become a common tool for balance rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis, but few studies verified the effectiveness of such an approach using quantitative measures of postural control. We aimed to evaluate the impact of rehabilitation treatment using the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus balance program on objective stabilometric parameters in multiple sclerosis patients. We enrolled 36 multiple sclerosis patients, with mild-moderate disability, referring to the multiple sclerosis Centre of the University of Catania from September 2013 to June 2014. Twenty participants underwent 20 individual sessions of balance exercise using the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus. They were assessed at baseline (T0) and at the end of rehabilitation program (T1) by Neurocom Balance Manager. Functional independence measure, Barthel index, and Berg balance scale were also administered. At T1, we found a significant improvement in total path length-open eyes, sway area-open eyes, and mean sway velocity-open eyes. Patients showed significant improvement in functional independence measure motor score, Barthel index, and in Berg balance scale. No significant differences between T0 and T1 in closed eyes trials were found. A significant correlation between delta values between T0 and T1 of sway area-open eyes and the Berg balance scale (r = -0.76; P < 0.0001) was found. This study confirmed that balance rehabilitation training performed using the Nintendo Wii with balance board significantly reduced some postural sway parameters in multiple sclerosis patients. It could be a good support to standard rehabilitation program in multiple sclerosis patients.
AB - The use of the Nintendo Wii system has become a common tool for balance rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis, but few studies verified the effectiveness of such an approach using quantitative measures of postural control. We aimed to evaluate the impact of rehabilitation treatment using the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus balance program on objective stabilometric parameters in multiple sclerosis patients. We enrolled 36 multiple sclerosis patients, with mild-moderate disability, referring to the multiple sclerosis Centre of the University of Catania from September 2013 to June 2014. Twenty participants underwent 20 individual sessions of balance exercise using the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus. They were assessed at baseline (T0) and at the end of rehabilitation program (T1) by Neurocom Balance Manager. Functional independence measure, Barthel index, and Berg balance scale were also administered. At T1, we found a significant improvement in total path length-open eyes, sway area-open eyes, and mean sway velocity-open eyes. Patients showed significant improvement in functional independence measure motor score, Barthel index, and in Berg balance scale. No significant differences between T0 and T1 in closed eyes trials were found. A significant correlation between delta values between T0 and T1 of sway area-open eyes and the Berg balance scale (r = -0.76; P < 0.0001) was found. This study confirmed that balance rehabilitation training performed using the Nintendo Wii with balance board significantly reduced some postural sway parameters in multiple sclerosis patients. It could be a good support to standard rehabilitation program in multiple sclerosis patients.
KW - balance board
KW - multiple sclerosis
KW - Nintendo Wii
KW - rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000408
DO - 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000408
M3 - Article
C2 - 32371848
AN - SCOPUS:85089301110
VL - 43
SP - 199
EP - 205
JO - International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
JF - International Journal of Rehabilitation Research
SN - 0342-5282
IS - 3
ER -