RT journal article
T1 Is Virtual Reality Effective for Balance Recovery in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
A1 De Miguel-Rubio, Amaranta
A1 Rubio, M. Dolores
A1 Salazar Couso, Alejandro
A1 Moral Muñoz, José Antonio
A1 Requena, Francisco
A1 Camacho, Rocio
A1 Lucena Antón, David Manuel
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
K1 virtual reality
K1 spinal cord injuries
K1 neurological rehabilitation
K1 postural balance
K1 physical therapy
AB Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging tool used in the neurological rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), focused on recovering balance, mobility, and motor function, among other functional outcomes. The main objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of VR systems to recover balance in patients with SCI. The literature search was performed between October and December 2019 in the following databases: Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus, Medline, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), PubMed, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The methodological quality of each study was assessed using the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Evidence (SCIRE) system and the PEDro scale, while the risk of bias was analyzed by the Cochrane Collaboration's tool. A total of 12 studies, involving 188 participants, were included in the systematic review, of which two were included in the meta-analysis. Statistical analysis showed favorable results for balance measured by the modified Functional Reach Test (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 3.42; 95% confidence interval: 2.54 to 4.29) and by the t-shirt test (SMD= -2.29; 95% confidence interval: -3.00 to -1.59). The results showed that VR interventions provided potential benefits, in addition to conventional physical therapy, to recover balance in patients with SCI.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2020
FD 2020-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23995
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23995
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026