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Effects of virtual reality rehabilitation training on gait and balance in patients with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review

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  • Cheng Lei
  • Kejimu Sunzi
  • Fengling Dai
  • Xiaoqin Liu
  • Yanfen Wang
  • Baolu Zhang
  • Lin He
  • Mei Ju

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Objective: In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has been tested as a therapeutic tool in neurorehabilitation research. However, the impact effectiveness of VR technology on for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients is still remains controversial unclear. In order to provide a more scientific basis for rehabilitation of PD patients’ modality, we conducted a systematic review of VR rehabilitation training for PD patients and focused on the improvement of gait and balance. Methods: An comprehensive search was conducted using the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CINHAL, Embase and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure).Articles published before 30 December 2018 and of a randomized controlled trial design to study the effects of VR for patients with PD were included. The study data were pooled and a meta-analysis was completed. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guideline statement and was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42018110264). Results: A total of sixteen articles involving 555 participants with PD were included in our analysis. VR rehabilitation training performed better than conventional or traditional rehabilitation training in three aspects: step and stride length (SMD = 0.72, 95%CI = 0.40,1.04, Z = 4.38, P

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  • Cheng Lei & Kejimu Sunzi & Fengling Dai & Xiaoqin Liu & Yanfen Wang & Baolu Zhang & Lin He & Mei Ju, 2019. "Effects of virtual reality rehabilitation training on gait and balance in patients with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(11), pages 1-17, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0224819
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224819
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