investigating the effects of exergame training on functional activities among newly-fitted patients with unilateral transtibial amputation: a preliminary study

Introduction: this preliminary study investigates the effects of adding exergame (eg) training to conventional exercises on the functional activities of newly fitted patients with unilateral transtibial amputation.materials and methods: a total of 22 newly fitted patients with unilateral transtibial amputation were equally and randomly divided into two groups as follows: the eg group who performed exercises and eg training and the control group who performed exercise only. the 2-min walk test, timed up and go test, amputee mobility predictor with prosthesis test, and physiological cost index were assessed at baseline and after 2 and 4 weeks of the intervention.results: both interventions effectively improved the 2-min walk test distance, timed up-and-go test, and the amputee mobility predictor with prosthesis test scores in patients with newly fitted transtibial amputation (p<0.001). additionally, a significant improvement was observed in the timed up-and-go test time in the eg group versus the control group after the 4-week intervention (p=0.04, effect size=0.53).conclusion: the findings of this preliminary study further support that adding eg to exercises significantly increases movement speed among amputee patients.