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To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and functional benefits of using commercial off-the-shelf Nintendo Wii gaming as an adjunct to conventional rehabilitation for post-stroke upper limb weakness.

January 1, 2010Journal of Rehabilitation MedicineOpen Access

A feasibility study using interactive commercial off-the-shelf computer gaming in upper limb rehabilitation in patients after stroke

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LJLoh Yong JooTan Tock Seng Hospital TYT Soon Yin DXDao-Ming XuShenyang University of Technology

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Feasibility study demonstrates improved motor function and high acceptability using Nintendo Wii therapy in subacute stroke survivors, suggesting gaming is a viable rehabilitation adjunct.

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To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and functional benefits of using commercial off-the-shelf Nintendo Wii gaming as an adjunct to conventional rehabilitation for post-stroke upper limb weakness.
Enrolled 20 rehabilitation inpatients within 3 months post-stroke presenting with upper limb weakness.
Delivered 6 sessions of upper limb exercises via Nintendo Wii across 2 weeks in addition to standard rehabilitation.
Evaluated outcomes using a patient feedback questionnaire, the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Limb Motor Function, and a visual analogue scale for pain.
Sixteen of 20 participants completed the protocol, with all 16 reporting the gaming intervention to be enjoyable and equal to or better than conventional therapy.
Participants achieved small but statistically significant improvements in both Fugl-Meyer Assessment and Motricity Index scores following the intervention.

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Joo et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1ddac0d10dad54e1ef62ea https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0528

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Feasibility study demonstrates improved motor function and high acceptability using Nintendo Wii therapy in subacute stroke survivors, suggesting gaming is a viable rehabilitation adjunct.

A feasibility study using interactive commercial off-the-shelf computer gaming in upper limb rehabilitation in patients after stroke

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A feasibility study using interactive commercial off-the-shelf computer gaming in upper limb rehabilitation in patients after stroke

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