According to Nintendo World Report, Wii Fit has been used as means of rehabilitation and physical therapy recently by Seacroft Hospital in Leeds England. This is in order to utilize the Wii in conjunction with Wii Fit.
Physiotherapists at the hospital are among the first in the country who have started sessions of Wii Fit into the schedule of patients learning to use a lower prosthetic limb. Lynn Hirst, a senior physiotherapist states that many times patients have trouble “getting their weight through the prosthetic limb” but now with the help of balance board, Wii Fit allows patients to see “where they are taking their weight.” Initially, coping with an amputation was difficult and frustrating but now with the help of balance board, patients are able to rehabilitate themselves with games rather than tedious and strenuous physical therapy.
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