@article{ref1,
title="Machines that go "ping" may improve balance but may not improve mobility or reduce risk of falls: a systematic review",
journal="Journal of rehabilitation medicine",
year="2014",
author="Dennett, Amy M. and Taylor, Nicholas F.",
volume="47",
number="1",
pages="18-30",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of computer-based electronic devices that provide feedback in improving mobility and balance and reducing falls. Data sources: Randomized controlled trials were searched from the earliest available date to August 2013. Data extraction: Standardized mean differences were used to complete meta-analyses, with statistical heterogeneity being described with the I-squared statistic. The GRADE approach was used to summarize the level of evidence for each completed meta-analysis. Risk of bias for individual trials was assessed with the (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) PEDro scale. Data synthesis: Thirty trials were included. There was high-quality evidence that computerized devices can improve dynamic balance in people with a neurological condition compared with no therapy. There was low-to-moderate-quality evidence that computerized devices have no significant effect on mobility, falls efficacy and falls risk in community-dwelling older adults, and people with a neurological condition compared with physiotherapy. <br><br>CONCLUSION: There is high-quality evidence that computerized devices that provide feedback may be useful in improving balance in people with neurological conditions compared with no therapy, but there is a lack of evidence supporting more meaningful changes in mobility and falls risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1650-1977",
doi="10.2340/16501977-1899",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1899"
}