Aerobic Stimulus Induced by Virtual Reality Games in Stroke Survivors.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
; 99(5): 927-933, 2018 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate whether virtual reality games (VRGs) in stroke survivors produce significant and reproducible heart rate and oxygen consumption (VËo2) responses during their execution, corresponding to an intensity between the anaerobic threshold (AT) and the respiratory compensation point (RCP).DESIGN:
Single-subject, repeated-measure design.SETTING:
Stroke survivors registered from a rehabilitation program.PARTICIPANTS:
Chronic hemiparetic stroke survivors (N=12; 10 men; mean age ± SD, 58±12y) rated at 3 or 4 in the Functional Ambulation Categories.INTERVENTIONS:
Participants underwent, in a random order, 2 identical sessions of VRGs (console Xbox 360 + Kinect) and 1 control session (38min watching a movie). The VRG sessions were composed of 4 sets of VRGs (3min of tennis, 1min for changing the game, and 4min of boxing) interspaced with 2 minutes of rest. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Heart rate and VËo2 were measured during the experimental sessions and compared with heart rate and VËo2 obtained at AT and RCP assessed during a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test.RESULTS:
Heart rate and VËo2 during VRGs had good reproducibility (intraclass correlation coefficients, ≥.91 and ≥.85, respectively; coefficients of variation, ≤6.7% and ≤13.7%, respectively). Heart rate during VRGs was similar to AT and significantly lower than RCP (P≤.05), while VËo2 was significantly lower than AT and RCP (P<.05).CONCLUSIONS:
An acute session of VRGs composed of tennis and boxing games using the console XBox 360 + Kinect promotes reproducible responses of heart rate and VËo2 that corresponded, respectively, to AT and below AT, characterizing a low-intensity aerobic stimulus.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Paresia
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Ejercicio Físico
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Juegos de Video
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
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Rehabilitación de Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil