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Wii Fit finding its way into rehab

by JeffHuang | June 13, 2008 at 09:26 am

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Wii Fit is making its way into rehab centres where patients would "play" and also rehab their injuries at the same time. Lets just hope people won't be hurting themselves on purpose just because they can't afford or find a Wii.

Injured athletes may find themselves playing Nintendo's Wii Fit as part of their rehabilitation.

This and other fitness-oriented video games have "great potential" for core strengthening and rehabilitation and may boost compliance with rehabilitation exercises, Sue Stanley-Green, a professor of athletic training at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, told Reuters Health.

"We are looking to incorporate Wii Fit into the athletic training room as far as rehabilitation, for example, on post-operative knees and ankles," she noted in a telephone interview.

One of the most difficult aspects of rehabilitation is getting patients to perform tedious, repetitive exercises. The entertainment value inherent in video games may help boost compliance with rehabilitation and perhaps improve outcomes.

"My daughter is 12 and she has a friend who is very inactive and overweight and has some body control issues and the Wii Fit has really been a good thing for her," she explained. "This is a child who would rather eat than anything and it's the first time I have ever seen her say, 'I'm not coming to dinner, I'm playing the Wii."'

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teach42

at 10:38 on June 13th, 2008

And that graph is now out of date. Another week, another few pounds.

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mdelamerced

at 16:50 on June 13th, 2008

I'm on a 6 month quest to lose weight. and see if the Wii Fit and diet will actually help.

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KHAOSAN-BEPPU SPA HOSTEL

at 17:57 on June 13th, 2008

thank you for using my photo!
in our hostel any time wii fit is available.

http://www.khaosan-beppu.com/

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dmgice

at 01:03 on June 15th, 2008

Well, I purchased the WiiFit and decided to take pictures of it with Squishy. The little red thing with the hat is Squishy. Squishy goes to some conventions and gets his picture taken at them with people and items at the conventions. Essentially, Squishy is an "internet celebrity" of some sort.

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