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Nintendo Wii helps stroke patients recover
Saturday July 21, 2012 09:00:02 AM, IANS
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Sydney: Stroke
patients considered too far gone to regain use of affected limbs
are now showing signs of recovery because of a new therapy that
utilises the Nintendo Wii.
Penelope McNulty, neurophysiologist at Neuroscience Research
Australia, shows that an intensive, two-week training programme
based on the Wii can bring about significant improvements in the
way stroke patients are able to use their limbs, even for people
that had a stroke many years ago.
"It was previously thought that the movement and function stroke
patients had at the time they left hospital was the only recovery
they would make. But we have worked with people who have had
strokes one month to 21 years ago, and excitingly, they all
improve," says McNulty, according to a Neuroscience Research
statement.
"The Wii is inexpensive, easy to use and, very importantly, fun.
This type of rehabilitation motivates participants to actually
complete their therapy, which is essential for maximum recovery,"
McNulty says.
"Everyone notices improvements not just using the Wii, but in
activities they do every day, such as opening a door or using a
fork."
The findings were presented at the international conference of the
Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology in Brisbane.
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