Authors
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PhD scholar, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (Deemed University) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Associate Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry.
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Professor,Saveetha College Of Physiotherapy, Simats, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Puducherry.
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Assistant Professor,Saveetha College Of Physiotherapy, Simats, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Post Graduate Student,Saveetha College Of Physiotherapy, Simats, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Document Type : Research Article
Abstract
Background
People suffering from Parkinson's disease with an unknown reason, have increased functional dependency due to falls and their quality of life is also reduced. Commercial gaming like Wii games are commonly used for rehabilitation of balance inorder to prevent falls.
Objective
Wii, a portable videogame is a cost-effective balance training tool, however, evidence for meaningful improvement is inconclusive. This systematic review is to explore this evidence for the meaningful change in functional balance.