Exergames and apps for fall prevention: do they reduce falls, or just improve balance?
What randomised trials show when exergames and exercise apps are judged on falls, not balance scores, in older people living at home or in care.
Research
Discover the latest studies, key findings and what the evidence means for rehabilitation practice.
Home exercise apps with motion tracking: do patients do more, and do they get better?
Recent randomised trials of home exercise apps with camera or sensor tracking in shoulder, hand, hip and knee rehab: what they did for adherence and outcomes.
Does VR improve balance in Parkinson's disease?
A 2025 meta-analysis of 28 trials found screen-based VR improved balance more than conventional therapy in Parkinson's disease. What it means for practice.
What the 2025 Cochrane review says about VR after stroke
190 trials, two very different comparisons and certainty from very low to moderate. What the 2025 Cochrane review of VR for stroke rehabilitation shows.
VR and hand dexterity after stroke: is the gain clinically meaningful?
A meta-analysis found a small average gain on the Box and Block Test after immersive VR in stroke. We explain the numbers, the thresholds and the limits.