Comments on: Treating Burns With Nintendo Wii

By: Colorado Physical Therapy

Colorado Physical Therapy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:14:33 +0000

We’ve been using it as a rehabilitation/ balance tool after ankle sprains & knee surgeries.

I think there is a lot of great potential uses.

It makes what are traditionally rather boring exercises fun.

By: Miss Weird Scientist

Miss Weird Scientist — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:02:52 +0000

Scott, most of us can’t get enough of the Wii. Fun times! Hehe. Good point about it not replacing traditional physiotherapy exercises. It’s more of a complement to a comprehensive program.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:23:39 +0000

sweet post miss weird scientist :)
over where i live the wii is also being used in care home for the elderly, and i bet they can’t get enough of it.
but we need to remember that this will not take place of exercises that kids need to stay healthy and fit. but i guess it’s better than the average video games that i like to play :p

By: Miss Weird Scientist

Miss Weird Scientist — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:51:15 +0000

I can’t say for sure, Jenn, because so far I haven’t read anything that investigates whether the Wii can make a healthy person ‘stronger’ or ‘healthier.’ What I would tend to say though, is that the Wii works well for people such as burns victims because their condition can be very delicate. This means that sports and activities you or I might play are a bit too risky given the state of their body. I think that if you want to get stronger, you might be better off doing the actual activity. Leave the Wii for just fun for now maybe. :)

By: jenn

jenn — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:30:44 +0000

if I don’t have burns will the wii make me stronger and better?

By: Miss Weird Scientist

Miss Weird Scientist — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:19:31 +0000

True, it would be great but given the monetary aspect, it’s doubtful that will happen.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:23:54 +0000

I saw that they were using the Wii for surgical training earlier this year, but this sounds like another great application. It would be great if Nintendo would unlock the innards so that users could install their own software and stuff without a chip mod. That would really open up apps.