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Wii therapy spreads to North Carolina

Posted Jul 19, 2007 at 5:02PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Wii Tags: Canada, Spinal
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Dana Ryan - Image 1Looks like the Wii fever is catching on: the console is being used as a physical therapy agent at WakeMed, in North Carolina.

The idea is believed to have been first used in Glenrose Hospital in Canada, who saw Albert Liaw, who suffered brain injuries, gain back his locomotor functions by playing boxing in Wii Sports. This time around, Stephanie Mzcynski, who could barely move a month ago, and Alshaye Jones, who suffered a spinal injury, are both well on their way to being rehabilitated.

Although Wii therapy was first used in Canada, the idea was suggested by someone delivering wheelchairs (and owned a console himself) to the doctors down at WakeMed.

Dana Ryan, director of therapy, says that patients find playing the Wii fun so they don't really see the activity as therapy, which helps motivate them. Another advantage to the Wii therapy is that it can be done at home, so patients who are found strong enough to be discharged from the hospital can continue their own personal therapies at home with family and friends.



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# Nice...Shatterdome 2007-07-20 09:29
Old Nintendo consoles turned walking people into vegetables and now the Wii is turning vegetables into walking people.....sweet...

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# DumbGuest 2007-07-20 12:22
Yo, if you own a Nintendo Wii, be serious, and answer not to be a suck up, but to be honest. How many of you actually get IN to the game? I dont, i sit down and drink a Soda while playing my games! Its not really that great. And plus while your getting your exercise, your eyes are wearing out which means your eye sigh will get worse faster!



GO OUTSIDE PEOPLE!!!

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# bull*****Guest 2007-07-22 15:37
Dude, the idea of you sitting on the couch drinking soda, ruining your eyes and getting fatter by the hour is just amazing. Leave it to fanboys to find a way to ruin something that can benefit the medical community just because its a console you dislike. Way to go. Maybe your comment might convince them not to.

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