Nintendo as the physical therapy by Dana Kotorova

Nintendo Wii console isn't now just for playing video games, but is also used for healing people with immobile part of body. Many institutes through all of the world have good experience with using this console for making people's muscles work well after stroke and help them to recover from injuries. It is suitable for people of all ages. "We use it for eye hand coordination; we use it for upper extremity range of motion and strengthening. It really works well with dynamic balance and weight shifting on the lower extremities", says Tara Van Buren, the Director of Outpatient Therapy. Franklin Perry had a stroke some time ago and had immobilized the right part of his body. He said: "I'm just now getting some movement back. This is more fun. It makes it more exciting. It gets me to work harder." To learn how to use this system doesn't take much effort. People often don't realize, they are going through the therapy, they just use their muscles and have fun. The important part of using this system is to make it interesting for people using it. Because when it stops being fun, it won't be a motivation for people to continue with therapy. The low price of console make people able to apply this kind of therapy also at home.

by Dana Kotorova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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