Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the kids gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
The usual stretching and lifting exercises that help the sick or injured regain strength can be painful, repetitive and downright boring.Using the game console's unique, motion-sensitive controller, Wii games require body movements similar to traditional therapy exercises. But patients become so engrossed mentally they are almost oblivious to the rigor.
In the Wii system, because it's kind of a game format, it does create this kind of inner competitiveness. Even though you may be boxing or playing tennis against some figure on the screen, it's amazing to see how bad patients want to beat their opponent. It´s known that when people can refocus their attention from the tediousness of the physical task, oftentimes they do much better. Patients using this rehab technique are getting improved endurance, strength & coordination.
The most popular Wii games in rehab involve sports are baseball, bowling, boxing, golf and tennis. Using the same arm swings required by those sports, players wave a wireless controller that directs the actions of animated athletes on the screen.
Cláudia Assis – Fisioterapeuta
Mãe de Jahn – Aluno do Little Kids 2
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