Effects of virtual reality and routine physical therapy on balance and postural control

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Condition 1: Balance. Condition 2: Postural control.
Other and unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.8

Registration Number: IRCT20210321050752N4

Lead Sponsor: Self Supported

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Age 40-65 years
Both gender
Capable of walking with and without any assistance
Having normal and corrected visual and auditory acuity
Having Berg Balance Scale Score from 21-40
Can understand instructions
Individuals with disease, diabetes mellitus, knee osteoarthritis grade 1 on Kellgrenand Lawrence scale will also be included.
Patients with no cognitive impairments will be considered (assessed on MDS cognitive performance scale)

Exclusion Criteria

Any comorbidity such as malignancy, inflammatory rheumatologic disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus erythematosus etc.
A history of other neurological, cardiovascular, or orthopedic diseases affecting postural stability
All patients having a pacemaker or a history of serious cardiac event or of cardiorespiratory dysfunction
Severe cognitive impairment or aphasia leading to difficulty in communication
Participants are unwilling to comply with the protocol.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance. Timepoint: Data will be collected at baseline, at the end of 6th week and after 8th week. Method of measurement: Berg balance scale will be used to assess balance.;Postural control. Timepoint: Data will be collected at baseline, at the end of 6th week and after 8th week. Method of measurement: Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) will be used to assess the postural control.

Secondary Outcome Measures