Nintendo's Wii video game system is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
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're almost oblivious to the rigor, Osborn said.
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This from the CBS News Website. We have a Wii and I run around the living room like a crazy person trying to hit the digital tennis ball. Sometimes I feel like I am getting a real workout from it, so I was glad to see that some people are getting true benefit from it.
Now if they can just integrate DDR (Dance, Dance, Revolution) into rehab.
