The School of Psychology, The Queen's University Belfast, 18-30 Malone Road, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK.
Gait Posture. 2011 Feb;33(2):303-5. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.10.089. Epub 2010 Nov 18.
Older adults, deemed to be at a high risk of falling, are often unable to participate in dynamic exercises due to physical constraints and/or a fear of falling. Using the Nintendo 'Wii Balance Board' (WBB) (Nintendo, Kyoto, Japan), we have developed an interface that allows a user to accurately calculate a participant's centre of pressure (COP) and incorporate it into a virtual environment to create bespoke diagnostic or training programmes that exploit real-time visual feedback of current COP position. This platform allows researchers to design, control and validate tasks that both train and test balance function. This technology provides a safe, adaptable and low-cost balance training/testing solution for older adults, particularly those at high-risk of falling.
老年人由于身体限制和/或害怕跌倒，往往无法进行动态运动，因此被认为有较高的跌倒风险。我们使用任天堂的“Wii 平衡板”（WBB）（日本京都任天堂公司）开发了一种接口，该接口可以让用户准确地计算参与者的重心（COP），并将其融入虚拟环境中，创建定制的诊断或训练计划，利用当前 COP 位置的实时视觉反馈。该平台允许研究人员设计、控制和验证既能训练又能测试平衡功能的任务。该技术为老年人提供了一种安全、适应性强且低成本的平衡训练/测试解决方案，尤其适用于那些有较高跌倒风险的老年人。
