Poor balance and falls remain a large concern for older adults and individuals with physical disability. Clinicians use adapted commercial video gaming as one intervention technique to address balance impairments. However, a lack of standardized balance intensity measures…

By Amanda Laxganger, Debbie Espy, and Ann Reinthal

Quantifying and defining criteria for balance proficiency for a specific balance task is an important factor when improving one’s balance. Motion-based games are selected to emphasize 5 distinct balance tasks as a method of improving balance and reducing fall risk in individuals’ post-stroke.

By Zachary Hubbard, Debbie Espy, and Ann Reinthal

Peripheral neuropathy is a condition that occurs as a complication of diabetes mellitus and disrupts the sensory, autonomic, and motor systems. Clinical symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can include muscle weakness, numbness, lack of coordination, and pain. Charcot arthropathy can develop when an injury occurs in a patient with peripheral neuropathy.

By Jessi Martin, Brian Davis, Grant McMillan, and Larry Goss

Stroke is a neurological disease that causes disability in adults and increases the risk of falling. The integration of technology and rehabilitation strategies are systematically used in physical therapy to target muscle activity in post-stroke patients. This addresses initial muscle weakness of the affected side of the body, as well as asymmetrical postural behavior.

By Abigail Tolstyka, Sydney Bajusz, Ann Reinthal, and Deborah Espy