Digital Video Games

How it works

Benefits

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Only three included studies examined exercise-based video gaming for knee osteoarthritis. — Effectiveness of digital physiotherapy interventions in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
• The overall effect of digital video games on knee osteoarthritis remains inconclusive because data were insufficient for meta-analysis. — Effectiveness of digital physiotherapy interventions in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
• Exercise-based video games produced mixed pain findings across the included studies. — Effectiveness of digital physiotherapy interventions in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
• Gaming interventions may improve adherence through enjoyment, interactivity, and real-time visual feedback. — Effectiveness of digital physiotherapy interventions in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials