Nintendo WiiTM versus Xbox KinectTM for functional locomotion in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Conclusions: These network meta-analytic findings show that Kinect and Wii show immediate positive effects on functional locomotion in people with PD. Compared with Kinect RCTs, Wii may be considered the best therapy for providing functional recovery in PD.Implications for rehabilitationExergames rehabilitation reveals intervention benefits for functional locomotion in people with PD.In patients with cognitive disorders, Wii's platform can be considered a visual reference and a cue to facilitate patients with freezing.Nintendo Wii seems to be a better device for locomotion rehabilitation in people with PD than Xbox Kinect.
PMID: 32478581 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - May 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Marotta N, Demeco A, Indino A, de Scorpio G, Moggio L, Ammendolia A Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research