Balance Training in hemiparetic patients through Virtual Rehabilitation

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of balance training in hemiparetic individuals using VR and compare it to conventional training. This randomized controlled clinical trial included 16 patients; of both genders, aged between 30 and 60 years, diagnosed with ischemic CVA (CVAi) and Hemiparesis sequelae; divided into two groups, where the first (GTE) performed conventional training and the second (GRV) conventional associated with VR with Xbox/Kinect. Assessed using the Berg Balance Scale (BSE) and the 10-meter Gait Speed Test (TVM10m). The results showed that both conventional balance training and that associated with VR were beneficial, showing a significant difference (p<0.05). However, in the intergroup comparison, training with VR was more effective for TVM10m. Concluding that VR had significant additional effects on the balance of chronic hemiparetic patients and, although it does not replace traditional rehabilitation, it can be a differential resource, when used as an adjunct to physical therapy treatment.