Physio and the Nintendo Wii?

[jshaffer]

We have actually done a study comparing therapists' perceptions of incorporating the Wii into their therapy sessions, and based on that data, are currently designing another study which will compare two groups of outpatients - one that receives "regular" therapy, and the other that will receive "regular therapy plus Wii".

[wiifitguy]

jshaffer, have you published your results anywhere that we could read them? I'd be very interested in any evidence either way. Using the Wii and Wii Fit seems like a good idea for many people, but it would be good to see some hard facts.

Paul (wiifitforum.org)

[SagarNaik]

jshaffer, have you published your results anywhere that we could read them? I'd be very interested in any evidence either way. Using the Wii and Wii Fit seems like a good idea for many people, but it would be good to see some hard facts.

Paul (wiifitforum.org)

Title: Virtual Rehabilitation with video games: A new frontier for Occupational Therapy.

These would be easy and simple read for understanding of how Wii is used for rehabilitation purposes.

Link: http://www.caot.ca/otnow/jan%2008/virtual.pdf

Hope this would be helpful.

Sagar
Website: Physio4all | is an ANGEL at work...
Physical Therapy Protocols - A Guide to SUCCESS...

[wiifitguy]

Fantastic, thanks for that. I'll take a good look at that. I'm going to start specifically covering the physio use of Wii Fit over at WiiFitForum dot org over the next few months. There seems to be a lot of activity in the field.

[jshaffer]

Take a look at the article on page 12 of the attachment.

Unfortunately, our study was done before the Wii Fit went to market.

[wiifitguy]

Thanks for those documents guys. I shall be keeping an eye on developments.