Lose your wheelchair thanks to WiiHabilitation

At a rehab hospital in Edmonton Canada therapists are using the Nintendo Wii to treat patients with movement and balance problems. Thanks to Wii Boxing patient Albert Liaw no longer needs his wheelchair. Four and a half months ago he was suffering from a severe brain injury.

“When I first played I was in a wheelchair, now I’m standing and I can box normal,” he said.

Albert Liaw’s occupational therapist Don Simoneau says that the reason of all this is the fact that games make it fun and make you forget pain.

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“It was very motivating. We could have him do therapy for an hour and he wouldn’t mind one bit. Now when I see him playing today it’s incredible to think back to where he was.”

“We try to use activity but there is only so many times you can bat a balloon around back and forth. And only so many times you can reach for a bean bag,” Simoneau said.

Source: CBC

Losing weight by playing on the Wii is amazing, but this is even more impressive. Let’s hope other hospitals will be using the Wii in the future as well.