Kinect-based rapid movement training to improve balance recovery for stroke fall prevention: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls are more prevalent in stroke survivors than age-matched healthy older adults because of their functional impairment. Rapid balance recovery reaction with adequate range-of-motion and fast response and movement time are crucial to minimize fall risk and prevent serious injurious falls when postural disturbances occur. A Kinect-based Rapid Movement Training (RMT) program was developed to provide real-time feedback to promote faster and larger arm reaching and leg stepping distances toward targets in 22 different directions.

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of the interactive RMT and Conventional Balance Training (CBT) on chronic stroke survivors' overall balance and balance recovery reaction.

Methods

In this assessor-blinded randomized controlled

SUBMITTER: Junata M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8503723 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature