Abstract
Force plate is considered gold standard tool to assess body balance. However the Wii Balance Board (WBB) platform is a trustworthy equipment to assess stabilometric components in young people. Thus, we aim to examine the reliability of measures of center of pressure with WBB in healthy elderly women. Twenty one healthy and physically active women were enrolled in the study (age: 64 ± 7 years; body mass index: 29 ± 5 kg/m2). The WBB was used to assess the center of pressure measures in the individuals. Pressure was linearly applied to different points to test the platform precision. Three assessments were performed, with two of them being held on the same day at a 5- to 10-minute interval, and the third one was performed 48 h later. A linear regression analysis was used to find out linearity, while the intraclass correlation coefficient was used to assess reliability. The platform precision was adequate (R2 = 0.997, P = 0.01). Center of pressure measures showed an excellent reliability (all intraclass correlation coefficient values were > 0.90; p < 0.01). The WBB is a precise and reliable tool of body stability quantitative measure in healthy active elderly women and its use should be encouraged in clinical settings.
Keywords: Testing reproducibility, ageing, posture, rehabilitation, center of pressure, health impact assessment, postural balance.
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Wii Balance Board: Reliability and Clinical Use in Assessment of Balance in Healthy Elderly Women
Volume: 14 Issue: 9
Author(s): Renato Sobral Monteiro-Junior, Arthur Sá Ferreira, Vivian Neiva Puell, Eduardo Lattari, Sérgio Machado, César Augusto Otero Vaghetti and Elirez Bezerra da Silva
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Keywords: Testing reproducibility, ageing, posture, rehabilitation, center of pressure, health impact assessment, postural balance.
Abstract: Force plate is considered gold standard tool to assess body balance. However the Wii Balance Board (WBB) platform is a trustworthy equipment to assess stabilometric components in young people. Thus, we aim to examine the reliability of measures of center of pressure with WBB in healthy elderly women. Twenty one healthy and physically active women were enrolled in the study (age: 64 ± 7 years; body mass index: 29 ± 5 kg/m2). The WBB was used to assess the center of pressure measures in the individuals. Pressure was linearly applied to different points to test the platform precision. Three assessments were performed, with two of them being held on the same day at a 5- to 10-minute interval, and the third one was performed 48 h later. A linear regression analysis was used to find out linearity, while the intraclass correlation coefficient was used to assess reliability. The platform precision was adequate (R2 = 0.997, P = 0.01). Center of pressure measures showed an excellent reliability (all intraclass correlation coefficient values were > 0.90; p < 0.01). The WBB is a precise and reliable tool of body stability quantitative measure in healthy active elderly women and its use should be encouraged in clinical settings.
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Monteiro-Junior Renato Sobral, Sá Ferreira Arthur, Neiva Puell Vivian, Lattari Eduardo, Machado Sérgio, Otero Vaghetti César Augusto and da Silva Elirez Bezerra, Wii Balance Board: Reliability and Clinical Use in Assessment of Balance in Healthy Elderly Women, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2015; 14 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527315666151111120403
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871527315666151111120403 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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