@article{ref1,
title="Virtual sensorimotor training for balance: pilot study results for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders",
journal="Pediatric physical therapy",
year="2016",
author="Jirikowic, Tracy and Westcott McCoy, Sarah and Price, Robert and Ciol, Marcia A. and Hsu, Lin-Ya and Kartin, Deborah",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="460-468",
abstract="PURPOSE: To examine the effects of Sensorimotor Training to Affect Balance, Engagement, and Learning (STABEL), a virtual reality system to train sensory adaptation for balance control, for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). <br><br>METHODS: Twenty-three children with FASDs received STABEL training in a university laboratory, or home, or were controls. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2nd edition (MABC-2) and Pediatric Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction for Balance-2 (P-CTSIB-2) were analyzed by group (lab, home, and control), session (pre-STABEL, 1 week post-STABEL, and 1 month post-STABEL), and group-by-session interaction. <br><br>RESULTS: Significant effects were group and session for MABC-2 Balance and interaction for MABC-2 Total Motor and P-CTSIB-2. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Preliminary results support improved sensory adaptation, balance, and motor performance post-STABEL, which warrant further study with a larger, randomized sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-5669",
doi="10.1097/PEP.0000000000000300",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000300"
}