Virtual rehabilitation via Nintendo Wii® and conventional physical therapy effectively treat post-stroke hemiparetic patients

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Nildo Manoel da Silva Ribeiro · Universidade Federal da Bahia

Daniel Dominguez Ferraz · Universidade Federal da Bahia

Érika Pedreira · Universidade Católica do Salvador

Igor de Matos Pinheiro

Ana Cláudia da Silva Pinto

Mansueto Gomes Neto · Universidade Federal da Bahia

Luan Rafael Aguiar dos Santos · Universidade Federal da Bahia

Michele Gea Guimarães Pozzato

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Virtual rehabilitation using the Nintendo Wii® and CPT both effectively treat post-stroke hemiparetic patients by improving passive movement and pain scores, motor function of the upper limb, balance, physical functioning, vitality, and the physical and emotional aspects of role functioning.

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Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

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Published in: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volume 22, Issue 4, pp. 299-305

DOI: 10.1179/1074935714z.0000000017

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Virtual rehabilitation via Nintendo Wii® and conventional physical therapy effectively treat post-stroke hemiparetic patients

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