Overground Walking in a Fully Immersive Virtual Reality: Effects of Continuous Walking on Dynamic Balance in a Cohort of Young and Elderly People
Döringer, T.; Lampersberger, M.; Wegscheider, P.; Simonlehner, M.; Horsak, B.; Siragy, T. · physioscience · 2024 · Heft S 01 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background Gait disorders are associated with chronic disability in older adults. Thus, new effective therapies to treat age-related mobility loss are becoming increasingly important. Recently, virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMD) have gained interest as a gait rehabilitation tool. However, before VR can be used in physiotherapy without restrictions, it is essential to determine if VR alters gait in older adults. Particularly important is assessing if VR increases fall risk while walking. Indeed, gait is an unstable motor task where the Center of Mass (COM) is displaced inside and outside the base of…
