Physical Therapy/Rehab

March 30, 2010 - Disabled gamers may be able to play Pong with the blink of an eye. Developed by students at the Imperial College London, the gamer wears special glasses containing an infrared camera and a webcam that records the movement of one eye.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100326101113.htm

March 22, 2010 - Amputees with artificial limbs are more likely to feel their prosthetic if the patients are in a virtual reality environment. Researchers at University College London are studying this with a program called Movie Camera.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/health-fitness/health/Amputees-c...

March 19, 2010 - Engineers at Rutgers University have modified a popular home video game system to help teenagers with cerebral palsy improve hand functions. The system is an example of both virtual rehabilitation and tele-rehabilitation.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100317144642.htm

February 26, 2010 - WebMD explores the ways that Wii games can help stroke patients with their rehabilitation. The games helped build some strength in weakened arms and hands. Also, the repetition of tasks can help activate brain cells.

http://www.webmd.com/stroke/news/20100225/wii-games-speed-stroke-rehab

February 10, 2010 - The Acute Rehabilitation Center in southern Illinois has been using the Wii for the past 2 years to rehab patients. It’s used as a treatment strategy for improving range of motion, hand-eye coordination and endurance.

http://www.siude.com/pulse/wii-habilitation-rehabbing-patients-in-herrin...

February 4, 2010 - Business Week takes a look at the phenomenon of Wiiitis, Wii-related injuries. The injuries specific to using the Wii have been researched in Great Britain and information is starting to appear in the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’.

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/635631.html

January 14, 2010 - A senior Care Center in Iowa is using the Wii for restorative therapy. It’s also proved to be a low-impact way for residents to lose weight, as well as offering exercise and therapy to wheelchair-bound patients.

http://www.forestcitysummit.com/articles/2010/01/13/britt_news/01wii.txt

January 13, 2010 - Remotely monitored virtual reality video games improve hand and forearm health in teens with cerebral palsy. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine think that this could help other patients with limited mobility. In the future, remote monitoring could adjust games as needed.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100112135042.htm

January 8, 2010 - The ADAM Center of Long Island University received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study video dance games and how they might be able to help patients with Parkinson’s Disease.

http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/wn/2010/001.html

January 6, 2010 - Need to get back in the mixed martial arts ring after injuring your hand? No? That was the problem for lightweight champion Jamie Varner and he rehabbed playing video games.

http://www.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=304838