Exergaming to improve balance and decrease the risk of falling in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

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Exergaming to improve balance and decrease the risk of falling in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

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University of Otago

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Background: The benefits of exercise to improve balance and reduce the risk of falls is well-recognised in the older-adult literature. However, little attention is paid to people with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. While there is evidence of an increasing number of falls in adults with knee OA, the contributing factors for falling has not been substantially investigated. Exergaming (exercise and gaming) is useful in improving balance in a range of health conditions, yet there is limited res...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2019

Creator

Manlapaz, Donald

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/9514

Related subjects

exergaming / knee osteoarthritis / falls / balance

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