Abstract

CASTELLANOS-RUIZ, JULIALBA et al. Prescription of physical exercise from semi-immersive virtual reality therapy: an alternative in functional rehabilitation processes for the elderly. Rev.EIA.Esc.Ing.Antioq [online]. 2021, vol.18, n.35, pp.112-121.  Epub Oct 27, 2021. ISSN 1794-1237.  https://doi.org/10.24050/reia.v18i35.1424.

Objective: To determine the prescription of physical exercise in a program carried out through Virtual Reality (VR) for elderly people. Materials and method: Literature review was conducted by searching keywords such as "virtual reality", "physical therapy", "Exergames", "Healthy", "Older people", and "Exercise" in the following search engines: Pubmed, Sciencedirect, Google Scholar and Databases from the Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquía (EIA). The inclusion criteria of the articles comprised intensity, frequency, session duration, types of games and results of the physical activity. Results: A selection of 40 articles allowed us to identify the prescription of physical activity using VR for elderly people. Conclusion: The prescription of physical activity in VR may encompass sessions with a length of time between 30 to 50 minutes and three to five sessions per week. The proposal consists of 3 to 5 sets of 8 to 20 repetitions of an initial intensity at 30% to 75% of the maximum heart rate.

Keywords : exergames; virtual reality; physical therapy; healthy; older people; physical activity.

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