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Wii Helps Arms, Heart in Stroke Patients (CME/CE)

MedPageToday, 2012

The researchers said that improvements in lower-limb benefits, including stepping ( P =0.004) and stair climbing ( P =0.06), also helped to improve cardiovascular fitness.
"Often, decreased cardiovascular function post stroke inhibits physical and psychological improvement," McNulty told MedPage Today .
"With newer technology, such as Wii-based therapies, we have the ability to engage stroke survivors in physical and mental activities that they would not normally be exposed to."
In addition, these gaming platforms allow therapy to be tailored to an individual's cardiac and fitness levels.
This study is just one small part of a much larger study involving Wii-based movement therapy, McNulty said.
"We haven't done the analysis with lesion size or location yet as we are still waiting for some final data for a couple of patients," she told MedPage Today , adding that they have just started some imaging studies in these patients.
In this study, although all patients were living at home, about one-quarter of them were living alone.
McNulty P, et al "Cardiovascular benefits of Wii-based movement therapy for upper limb post-stroke rehabilitation" ISC 2012; Abstract 3339.
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