Physical rehabilitation isn’t all hard work; it can be fun too. Patients at CarePartners can use a wildly popular video game system to help them get back on their feet.
 
“Wii-habilitation” puts CarePartners patients on the road to recovery.
Wii™ is a type of video-game system by Nintendo in which a player uses a motion-sensitive wand to go through the same movements he or she would in sports such as tennis, bowling, golf, baseball or bowling. An animated character on a TV screen carries out the player’s motions.
 
In physical therapy, playing Wii™ can help patients make many kinds of improvements:

• Physical Ability
  • Coordination
  • Range of motion
  • Strength and stability
  • Weight bearing
  • Fine and gross motor skills
• Perceptual & Mental Ability
  • Problem solving
  • Attention span
  • Short- and long-term memory
  • Decision making
  • Scanning

Playing Wii™ can also make rehabilitation a better experience for patients. The game releases an inner competitiveness in some patients that allows them to have fun while doing the strenuous, repetitive and sometimes monotonous exercises of a rehab regimen.
 
Is Wii™-habilitation right for you?
To find out, call (828) 209-0900
South Clinic at Reuter YMCA
3 Town Square Blvd., Asheville (Biltmore Park in Asheville/Skyland area)
 
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WLOS-TV story about Wii therapy for Sports Injury rehabilitation at CarePartners