Nintendo WII and Exercises at Rehabilitation of Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
Condition: Parkinson Disease
MeSH terms: Parkinson Disease
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Patients with Parkinson's disease present motor dysfunctions such as stiffness, tremor,
      postural instability and bradykinesia, which leads to alterations of balance, necessitating
      specialized physiotherapeutic treatment. In this way this study aims to determine the
      effectiveness of two tools used in physiotherapy, kinesiotherapy and the Nintendo Wii. 45
      patients will be evaluated through the Berg Balance Scale, Dynamic Gait Index, Timed up and
      go and PDQ-39, and will then be randomized to receive 16 sessions of Exercises or Nintendo
      Wii alone or together. After this period the patients will be reassessed to verify the
      effects of the techniques.
    

Detailed description: 
      Patients with Parkinson's disease present motor dysfunctions such as stiffness, tremor,
      postural instability and bradykinesia, which leads to alterations of balance, necessitating
      specialized physiotherapeutic treatment. In this way this study aims to determine the
      effectiveness of two tools used in physiotherapy, kinesiotherapy and the Nintendo Wii. 45
      patients will be evaluated through the Berg Equilibrium Scale, Evaluated by the Dynamic Gait
      Index and the Timed up and go and PDQ-39. Later patients will be randomized to receive 16
      sessions of Kinesiotherapy or Nintendo Wii alone or together, twice a week, for 50 minutes at
      the Neurociencias Outpatient Clinic of Teacher Magalhães Neto - FUBA. After this period the
      patients will be reassessed to verify the effects of the techniques.
    

Intervention name(s): Exercises; Nintendo Wii; Exercises and Nintendo Wii
Intervention type(s): Other; Other; Other
Intervention description(s): A program of therapeutic exercises (GC) based on the PNF method for a period of two months, with sessions two times a week for 50 minutes (a total of 16 sessions).All treatment groups prior to perform the study interventions,stretches of upper and lower limbs for 10 minutes. The GC treatment program consists of the following protocols: a) protocol 1: 20 minutes diagonal exercise upper limb (flexion-abduction-external rotation and extension-abduction-internal rotation),10 minutes diagonal exercise scapula (anterior and posterior elevation) and 10 minutes of exercise for trunk extension; b) protocol 2: 20 minutes diagonal exercise lower limb (flexion-abduction-external rotation and flexion-abduction-internal rotation),10 minutes diagonal exercise pelvis (anterior and posterior depression), and 10 minutes gait cycle training; Nintendo Wii program (GW) based on the use of the NW for a period of two months, with sessions two times a week for 50 minutes (a total of 16 sessions).All treatment groups prior to perform the study interventions,stretches of upper and lower limbs for 10 minutes.
The GW treatment program consists of the following protocols: a) protocol 1 games (Boxing and Soccer); b) protocol 2 games (Golf and running). 20 minutes for each game; In GCW program will be performed 20 minutes GC protocol (1 or 2, used alternately between sessions a week) and 20 minutes GW protocol (1 or 2, used alternately between sessions a week), taking the time of the performed activities halved in both protocols
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment
Keywords: Parkinson's Disease ande Video Games