{"title":"Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Balance Training for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Systematic Review.","authors":"Lizeth Alejandra Martínez Montilla, Katherine López Cruces, Héctor Sebastián Calderón Erazo, Eduardo José Calderón Ortiz, Gloria Patricia Arango Hoyos, Lessby Gómez, Herney Andrés García-Perdomo","doi":"10.1097/JSA.0000000000000367","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in balance training for the prevention of falls in older adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included studies with experimental designs, cohort studies, and quasi-experimental studies of older adults who underwent balance training associated with the use of VR for the prevention of falls. The comparison of control and intervention groups in the studies reported statistically significant improvements in terms of balance for VR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The effects and benefits from the use of VR were seen by the fourth week of intervention, with significant improvements in balance and lower fall rates, the improvements became greater for groups using VR.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The benefits presented by the studies were related not only to balance but also to fear of falling, reaction time, gait, physical fitness, independence in activities of daily living, muscle strength, and even quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":49481,"journal":{"name":"Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JSA.0000000000000367","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/7/5 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"SPORT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in balance training for the prevention of falls in older adults.
Methods: We included studies with experimental designs, cohort studies, and quasi-experimental studies of older adults who underwent balance training associated with the use of VR for the prevention of falls. The comparison of control and intervention groups in the studies reported statistically significant improvements in terms of balance for VR.
Results: The effects and benefits from the use of VR were seen by the fourth week of intervention, with significant improvements in balance and lower fall rates, the improvements became greater for groups using VR.
Conclusions: The benefits presented by the studies were related not only to balance but also to fear of falling, reaction time, gait, physical fitness, independence in activities of daily living, muscle strength, and even quality of life.
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Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review helps physicians digest the large volume of clinical literature in sports medicine and arthroscopy, identify the most important new developments, and apply new information effectively in clinical practice. Each issue is guest-edited by an acknowledged expert and focuses on a single topic or controversy. The Guest Editor invites the leading specialists on the topic to write review articles that highlight the most important advances. This unique format makes the journal more in-depth, authoritative, and practical than most publications in this field. The journal also includes dozens of full-color and black-and-white arthroscopic images and illustrations.
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