Effectiveness of Wii sports- based strategy training in reducing risk of falling, falls and improving quality of life in adults with idiopathic Parkinson's disease- a randomized comparative trial

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of Wii sports-based strategy training on risk of falling, falls and quality of life in adults with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. DESIGN: Single blind, Randomised comparative trial. SETTING: Hospital and home. SUBJECTS: Diagnosed as idiopathic Parkinson's disease, Hoehn-Yahr stage 2.5 to 4, history of at least 3 falls in the last 3 months. INTERVENTION: Experimental group participated in 30-40 min of Wii training, 3 session/week for 12 weeks and control group participated for the same duration in traditional balance training. During each session both the group received 30 min of conventional physiotherapy. OUTCOMES: week after baseline. RESULTS: < 0.039), fall rates -2.635(-5.38 to 0.112), -1.476(-5.09 to 2.142) (difference in mean, Confidence Interval) and bodily discomfort component of PDQ 39. CONCLUSION: A 12 weeks exercise training using the Wii sports-based strategy decreases the number of fallers, fall rate, measures of risk of falling but did not alter the quality of life in adults with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.