The customized IVGB exercise training improves balance, postural stability and confidence in preventing falls in older adults with mild-to-moderate PD. Compared to controls, 6-week IVGB exercise intervention significantly improved different but overlapping functional outcomes in two groups of PD patients. In addition, the changes in Berg Balance Scale, MFES, and two subscales of Maximum Step Length were significantly different between two groups in the second 6-week period. After Bonferroni adjustment, the changes in Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES) and two subscales of Multi-Directional Reach Test were significantly different between two groups in the first 6-week period.

Twenty-four PD patients were included in this study, and were evenly divided into two groups. Functional outcomes were measured using behavioral evaluation scales and questionnaires at baseline, week 6 and week 12. Participants received IVGB exercise training during the intervention phase and no exercise during the control phase. In this 12-week crossover trial, PD patients РІвЂ°Тђ65РІР‚вЂ°years of age were randomly divided into Group A (a 6-week intervention phase followed by a 6-week control phase) and Group B (a 6-week control phase followed by a 6-week intervention phase). This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a customized interactive video game-based (IVGB) training on balance in older adults with mild-to-moderate ParkinsonРІР‚в„ўs disease (PD).

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