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Parkinson's Symptoms Cured With Wii Gaming Console?
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disease that impairs motor skills.
Dr. Ben Herz at Medical College of Georgia has said that the popular computer game console, which simulates various sports and activities, could not only improve coordination, reflexes and other movement-related skills, but it had additional benefits as well.
"The Wii allows patients to work in a virtual environment that's safe, fun and motivational. The games require visual perception, eye-hand coordination, figure-ground relationships and sequenced movement, so it's a huge treatment tool from an occupational therapy perspective," said Herz.
For the eight-week pilot study, 20 Parkinson's patients spent an hour playing the Wii three times a week for four weeks.
The patients were in a stage of the disease in which both body sides are affected but with no significant gait disturbance yet.
All the patients played two games each of tennis and bowling and one game of boxing-games entailing exercise, bilateral movement, balance and fast pace.
"By the middle of the study, we actually had a number of people who could (defeat) their opponent out in the first round, which amazed us," said Herz.
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