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Feasibility of a Commercially Available Virtual Reality System to Achieve Exercise Guidelines in Youth With Spina Bifida: Mixed Methods Case Study.

Byron W LaiDrew DavisMai Narasaki-JaraBetsy HopsonDanielle PowellMarissa A GoweyBrandon G RocqueJames H Rimmer
Published in: JMIR serious games (2020)
This study demonstrated that two youth with SB who used wheelchairs could use a VR system to independently and safely achieve exercise guidelines at home. Study findings identified a promising protocol for promoting exercise in this population and this warrants further examination in future studies with larger samples.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • virtual reality
  • high intensity
  • mental health
  • randomized controlled trial
  • young adults
  • resistance training
  • clinical practice
  • study protocol
  • clinical trial
  • current status