Can the Wii add fun to injury rehabilitation?

Adding fun to injury rehabilitation? Yes Wii can

Many physical therapists are turning to the Nintendo Wii for rehabilitative purposes. Using the Wii can be fun ways to help victims of brain injury recover in a non-monotonous way. The Wii offers many benefits to rehabilitation; just using the joystick’s buttons assists with the recovery of a patient’s basic motor skills, and newer games like Wii Fit Plus, which use the balance board, add elements of balance, strength conditioning, stretching, aerobics, and yoga, which add basic workouts to a therapy program. Wii-hab, or Waggle Therapy as it is also known, continues to grow as a popular source for brain and spinal injury rehabilitation, and it is currently being utilized for its positive encouragement and therapeutic purposes in cases of stroke, motor vehicle accidents, combat wounds, and Parkinson’s disease.