Nintendo Wii accelerate healing Nerve Pain

London - Console games are always synonymous with entertainment. Now the Nintendo Wii be the choice of alternative rehabilitation physiotherapist for patients with neurological injury or illness.

Patients with stroke, Parkinson's,sclerosis, cerebral palsy until amputation of the foot can be treated using this gaming console. The first study using a console game shows patients can recover more quickly than conventional therapy.

Through the Wii, the therapist can make the patient more physically active and help restore their motor skills. As quoted by the Daily Mail, the patient can really swing an imaginary racket through this console wireless controllers.

Senior Physiotherapist National Star College Rebecca Scott in Cheltenham say, from 150 patients, more than a third use the Wii as part of rehabilitation.

"The use of the Wii is a novelty and able to attract the attention of people, when first using it, I realized how flexible and easy movement, he added. This is great for people who have limited motion, they can still play this game," said Scott.

"Wii therapy is more motivating patients to move than conventional therapy.Wii helps patients develop balance, coordination, motor control and general motion. However, this therapy should be done with realistic targets, "he said again.

Clinical Research University of Toronto shows that stroke patients can recover more quickly using the Wii compared to conventional therapy.

Tests were conducted scientists Canada in 100 patients with blockage of the brain. As a result, the patient managed to restore motion and strength more quickly through the Wii games, including games of tennis, bowling, even cooking. [Mor]

source: inilah.com