Wii Fit Helps Physical Therapy

By Jorge Ba-oh 06.01.2009 5

Wii Fit Helps Physical Therapy on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

A hospital in Leeds has started to use the Wii and Wii Fit as a means of rehabilitation and physical therapy.

Seacroft Hospital has incorporated Wii Fit sessions into schedules of patients learning to use prosthetic limbs. With the aid of Nintendo's board, one can see where their weight is being distributed to try to get used to moving about again. The games Wii Fit provides help improve stability and balance, whilst being enjoyable and accessible. The most important aspect seems to be visibility, where patients would only have word of mouth previously, now they are able to see how they're progressing on screen.

One of the patients, David Crossland recently needed an amputation, and has described therapy with Wii Fit as "marvelous", allowing him to ski or perform some headers, even though he has a prosthetic leg.

Thanks to Nintendo World.

Box art for Wii Fit
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Nintendo

Publisher

Nintendo

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Fitness

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8

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Rated $score out of 10  8/10 (16 Votes)

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It is that good Smilie nah I kid but some of the exercises are really fun to do. Overall though it's nothing amazing.

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I think applications like this are pretty awesome, and show the versatility of the Wii.

Yes, here it works.

But, some of the other places they try to put it.... Smilie


The former top user was Keven! You'd probably give birth to yourself 1000 times over until you sprout wings to fly away into the fading sun, that or you'd just turn into a lesbian. Who knows @_@ - L, 12/06/09

How interesting


Go Typhlosion!

At least someone is enjoying wii-fit....
Cripples of all people....
You'd never think it.....
Smilie

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