1. Effects of Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure Exergame on Pain and Psychological Factors in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
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Masahiro Suzuki, Takeo Furuya, Ryuto Tsuchiya, Yuki Shiko, Norichika Mizuki, Satoshi Maki, Geundong Kim, Yohei Kawasaki, Keisuke Shimizu, Yasuhiro Shiga, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Takuma Otagiri, Sumihisa Orita, Hiromitsu Takaoka, Yasuchika Aoki, Masao Koda, Junichi Nakamura, Tomohito Mukaihata, Shigeo Hagiwara, Kazuhide Inage, Masashi Sato, Yawara Eguchi, Takashi Hozumi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tsutomu Akazawa, Keigo Enomoto, Takashi Sato, and Seiji Ohtori
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Adult ,Male ,030506 rehabilitation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Longitudinal study ,Health (social science) ,Psychological intervention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Games, Recreational ,medicine ,Humans ,Pain Management ,In patient ,Longitudinal Studies ,Prospective Studies ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Pain Measurement ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Therapeutic effect ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Buttock Pain ,Middle Aged ,Low back pain ,Self Efficacy ,Computer Science Applications ,Chronic low back pain ,Video Games ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Pain catastrophizing ,medicine.symptom ,0305 other medical science ,business ,Low Back Pain - Abstract
Objective: In recent years, there has been an increase in research on the therapeutic effects of exergaming, but there have been few studies on these types of interventions for chronic low back pain. In this study, we hypothesized that the Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure (RFA) exergame would be effective for patients with chronic low back pain, and we conducted a randomized prospective longitudinal study. Materials and Methods: Patients with chronic low back pain were included in this study. Twenty randomly selected patients (9 males and 11 females, mean age 49.3 years) were included in the RFA group, and RFA exergaming was performed once a week for 40 minutes for 8 weeks. Twenty patients (12 males and 8 females, mean age 55.60 years) served as the control group and received oral treatment for 8 weeks. Pain and psychological scores (pain self-efficacy, pain catastrophizing, and kinesiophobia) were measured and analyzed before and after 8 weeks of treatment in both groups. Results: In the RFA group, low back pain, buttock pain, and pain self-efficacy were significantly improved after 8 weeks of RFA exergaming, but there was no significant improvement in lower limb numbness, pain catastrophizing, or kinesiophobia. In the control group, no significant improvement was observed after 8 weeks of oral treatment. Conclusion: RFA exergaming increased pain self-efficacy and reduced pain in patients with chronic low back pain. Future treatment protocols should be developed to improve pain self-efficacy. Approval code: 2894, School of Medicine, Chiba University.
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- 2021