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Chemistry, Science

Wii Help’s Parkisons Patients

06.12.09 | Posted by: k. sean pifer

This story makes me happy for a few different reasons the first being, I love the Wii, obviously. The second, this is really stunning and interesting medical news that by playing Wii Sports Parkinson’s patients are showing improvement in their lives, and I quote:

Dr. Ben Hertz, a director of Occupational Therapy at MCG, explained that “participants showed significant improvements in rigidity, movement, fine motor skills and energy levels. Perhaps most impressively, most participants’ depression levels decreased to zero.”

I just knew that the Wii was the best console on earth and now it is helping people with severe diseases. Thank you Nintendo.

[via Examiner.com]

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