OBJECTIVE: The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB) is a low-cost, commercially available gaming device that shares many characteristics with a laboratory-grade forceplate. This study evaluates the WBB and explores its potential application as a low-cost posturography system. METHODS: Custom software was written to interface with the WBB and measure the Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB). Centre of pressure (COP) path length was the primary outcome measure. Healthy patients without a history of vestibular problems were recruited to undertake testing on the WBB and underwent matched testing on an AMTI forceplate. RESULTS: Evaluation of the WBB transducers demonstrated excellent linearity (r = .994, p < .0001). Bland-Altman plots did not demonstrate any relationship between the mean and the difference for the four tested conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The WBB can be used as part of a portable, low-cost posturography system offering new options for longitudinal telemetry and in-home testing.
OBJECTIVE: The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB) is a low-cost, commercially available gaming device that shares many characteristics with a laboratory-grade forceplate. This study evaluates the WBB and explores its potential application as a low-cost posturography system. METHODS: Custom software was written to interface with the WBB and measure the Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance (mCTSIB). Centre of pressure (COP) path length was the primary outcome measure. Healthy patients without a history of vestibular problems were recruited to undertake testing on the WBB and underwent matched testing on an AMTI forceplate. RESULTS: Evaluation of the WBB transducers demonstrated excellent linearity (r = .994, p < .0001). Bland-Altman plots did not demonstrate any relationship between the mean and the difference for the four tested conditions. CONCLUSIONS: The WBB can be used as part of a portable, low-cost posturography system offering new options for longitudinal telemetry and in-home testing.
Authors: Esther Domènech-Vadillo; Gabriel Aguilera-Aguilera; Carmen Sánchez-Blanco; Ángel Batuecas-Caletrio; Carlos Guajardo; Nicolás Pérez; Gabriel Trinidad-Ruiz; Carlos Gimeno; Julio Rama; Marcos Rossi-Izquierdo; Elena San-Roman-Rodriguez; Berta Patiño-Castiñeira; Juan Manuel Espinosa-Sanchez; Eusebi Matiñó; Rafael Barona; Claudio Krstulovic; Jesús Benitez-Rosario; Elvira Santandreu; Francisco Carlos Zuma E Maia; María Guadalupe Álvarez-Morujo de Sande; Ariadna Valldeperes; Jorge Rey-Martínez Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2018-10-16 Impact factor: 2.503