Video Games In Stroke Rehab?

Playing video games after a stroke seems to help with arm strength and function, says a bunch of canadian researchers. The games seem to "promote motor recovery."

75% of stroke patients experience "motor" problems such as weakness and difficulty to balance. These all affect their quality of life. (See, games make everything better!)

Treatment varied in each study, however, most patients played 20 to 30 hours over four to six weeks of therapy, the authors noted. The systems used included three traditional video game systems (Glasstron, IREX, PlayStation Eye Toy) and nine virtual reality systems (including Virtual Teacher, CyberGlove, VR Motion, PneuGlove and Wii).

These studies were published on April 7th, in the journal Stroke.