Calling Dr Nintendo, Wii used in burn therapy

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Having difficulty getting hold of a Wii? The NHS has solved the availability crisis for a set of huddled unfortunates - and created an unorthodox route to gratification for the healthy and desperate - by offering it as a method of rehabilitation for burns victims and people with hand injuries in the South West of England.

“Using the Wii is a way of significantly improving movement, while not seeing the activity as therapy, which helps motivate them,” said Maureen Adams of East Grinstead’s Queen Victoria Trust. “Wii can also be done at home, so patients are able to continue their own personal therapies.”

The Wii has also been used in several countries in the treatment of other conditions, including stroke, making it officially better than both the XBox 360 and penicillin.

BBC News

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This entry was posted on Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 3:42 pm by Rob Hearn
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3 Responses to “Calling Dr Nintendo, Wii used in burn therapy”

  1. Occupational therapy Hand team, leicester Says:
    September 17th, 2008 at 7:57 am

    We are interested in any information you have using the Wii for burns and hand injuries - please send us any information you have.

    Thanks

  2. Wii Shopper Says:
    December 12th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    I love these kinds of stories! Absolutely brilliant.

  3. Erik Says:
    January 10th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

    Amazing! Now they are even giving away wii consoles for free, http://www.wildgiveaways.com/wii/

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