Assessment of a telerehabilitation program by virtual reality-video games systems: Postural control and multiple sclerosis

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating degenerative disease of the central nervous system and it is the most common cause of disability in young people that require of continue rehabilitation treatment in the most cases, but the access to these services is limited. In this sense, telerehabilitation can be an alternative therapeutic for treatment of balance disorders in person MS. The aim of this study was to objectify changes in balance and postural control in patients with MS, after a telerehabilitation program, using the last generation consoles based in virtual reality.