@article{ref1,
title="Assessing and training standing balance in older adults: A novel approach using the 'Nintendo Wii' Balance Board",
journal="Gait and posture",
year="2011",
author="Young, William and Ferguson, Stuart and Brault, Sébastien and Craig, Cathy",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="303-305",
abstract="Older adults, deemed to be at a high risk of falling, are often unable to participate in dynamic exercises due to physical constraints and/or a fear of falling. Using the Nintendo 'Wii Balance Board' (WBB) (Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan), we have developed an interface that allows a user to accurately calculate a participant's centre of pressure (COP) and incorporate it into a virtual environment to create bespoke diagnostic or training programmes that exploit real-time visual feedback of current COP position. This platform allows researchers to design, control and validate tasks that both train and test balance function. This technology provides a safe, adaptable and low-cost balance training/testing solution for older adults, particularly those at high-risk of falling.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0966-6362",
doi="10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089"
}