Effect of virtual reality training on balance and walking in old patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydro-cephalus
LIANG Xiaoxiao
ZHENG Jiejiao
WU Xuejiao
CHEN Xi
ZHANG Tingyu
GU Qiuyi
Abstract：Objective To observe the effect of virtual reality(VR)training on balance and walking in old patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Methods Thirty-eight patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus were selected from Huadong Hospital Af-filiated to Fudan University from September,2022 to July,2023;and randomly divided into control group(n = 19)and observation group(n = 19).Both groups received conventional rehabilitation training,and the observa-tion group received VR training in addition,for four weeks.They were assessed with Functional Reaching Test(FRT),Berg Balance Scale(BBS),static balance function test(reaction time,movement speed,directional con-trol,maximal offset distance and endpoint travel),Timed Up and Go Test(TUGT)and Dual-task Timed Up and Go Test(DTUGT)before and after intervention.
Results All the parameters improved in both groups after intervention(|t|>6.563,P<0.001),and they were better in the observation group than in the control group(|t|>2.038,P<0.05),except TUGT.
Conclusion The combination of VR training can further improve balance and walking in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Keywords：idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalusbalancewalkingvirtual reality
Publication Date：2024-04-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 424-430 )