Parkinson's diseasewhat the research examines
Short answer: The library holds 8 references on virtual reality and Parkinson's disease, published between 2021 and 2025. They include 5 systematic reviews or meta-analyses. The research mainly examines balance and gait training in virtual reality.
The evidence in numbers
8References
5Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
0Randomised trials
2021–2025Years
Counted in the RVer study library · languages: Portuguese, English. The design of each study was classified by the team from the publication.
What the research examines
- Balance and gait training in virtual reality.
- Fall risk.
- Comparison with conventional physiotherapy training.
What is not yet known
- Whether the measured differences are clinically meaningful for the person.
- How long the gains last.
- Little research in the advanced stages of the disease.
The references, by study design
Meta-analyses · 2
- Precision intervention of virtual reality training for balance and gait in Parkinson's disease: a dose–response meta-analysisHailong Wu · 2025 · Frontiers in Neurology
- Benefits of Virtual Reality Balance Training for Patients With Parkinson Disease: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-Regression of a Randomized Controlled TrialJinlong Wu · 2022 · JMIR Serious Games
Systematic reviews · 3
- The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Improving Balance and Gait in People with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic ReviewSofia Fernandes · 2025 · Sensors (Basel)
- Effects of Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation of Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic ReviewJuan Rodríguez-Mansilla · 2023
- Efeitos da realidade virtual no equilíbrio e marcha de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson: uma revisão sistemáticaGeiziane Terezinha Luz · 2021 · Revista da Universidade Vale do Rio Verde
Pilot or feasibility studies · 1
- Supporting Tremor Rehabilitation Using Optical See-Through Augmented Reality TechnologyKai Wang · 2023 · Sensors (MDPI), 23(8): 3924
Narrative or scoping reviews · 2
- Designing Virtual Reality Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Older Adults Living with Parkinson's Disease: Integrating Literature for ScopingKarthick Thangavelu · 2022
- The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Exercises to Reduce Fall Risk in Parkinson's Disease: A Literature ReviewFaizah Abdullah Djawas · 2022
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Other topics
This page describes what published research on virtual reality examines in this topic. It is not a claim about RVer's performance and does not replace clinical assessment. The Class I medical device registration (EUDAMED, Basic UDI-DI 56006195127RVERTZ, and INFARMED, Portugal, CDM 94571546) covers the RVer base product.