...... Printer-Friendly Version Wii-HABILITATION AT THE VA HOSPITAL - ... her dad Alvis Burns with the Nintendo Wii controller as he plays a hunting game ... on Youtube.com Powell enjoys playing Wii Sports, the collection of sports mini-games that comes bundled with the Wii console, despite his physical limitations. ... is able to play many of the Wii games that require only the use one hand. "The Wii is a great tool for our patients ..., and let it out with the Wii." Calloway has been playing the Wii for 5 months, and said he... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf021108-5.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version Wii TURNS THERAPY INTO A GAME FOR INJURED ...&op=and For more about Wii-habilitation, use the VA Watchdog ...ses search.php?q=Wii&op=and Story here. ...------- Wii makes therapy a game for hurt vets ... this Christmas. And Obama himself likes Wii bowling. "He says he bowls on Wii better than in real life," ... acute tendonitis after spending several hours playing Wii tennis. He quickly recovered, though Bonis warned doctors to be aware of Wii overuse. But for patients like Lalli... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf020209-4.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version Wii VIRTUAL BOWLING IS GREAT THERAPY FOR VETERANS ..., Francis Batura and Bob Richards play Wii bowling at the Orlando VA Medical Center ..., ORLANDO SENTINEL) Nintendo's Wii (pronounced "wee") is .... For more about veterans and "Wii-hab," click here. ...s essearch.php?q=wii&op=and Story here. .../local/orl-loc-wii-bo wling-veterans-022709 ...------- Wii virtual bowling is great therapy for veterans ... crushed the spare, Shaffer plopped his Wii video-game controller into his lap... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022809-5.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version wii-hab: VA MEDICAL CENTER USES ...'s kind of fascinating." wii bowling For more information about wii-hab therapy, use the VA .../sessearch.php?q=wii&op=and Be sure to ...--- VA med center employs wii for exercise and rehab By Sarah Bruyn ... Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center purchased two Nintendo Wii video game consoles last fall and is ... that are back-ordered. While Wii, pronounced 'we,' may ... people to stay active. The slender Wii remote, a motion-sensing wireless... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf011108-2.htm
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6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-20-2007 #2 -- THE HEALING POWER OF Wii -- Interactive gaming is helping injured vets at Walter Reed on the road to recovery.nf082007-2.htm
...-2007 #2 -- THE HEALING POWER OF Wii -- Interactive gaming is helping injured vets at ...: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page THE HEALING POWER OF Wii -- Interactive gaming is helping injured vets at Walter Reed on the road to recovery. Interactive Wii glove. For a previous story on the therapeutic use ...------ The Healing Power of Wii Interactive gaming is helping injured vets on the road ... real world in the form of physical therapy. "Wii games like tennis or boxing can help increase range ...-2007 #2 --THE HEALING POWER OF Wii --Interactive gaming is helping injured vets at... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf082007-2.htm
... stumbled across the idea of donating a Wii video game machine to my local VA ...:00 when the store had 33 Wii's for sale. We were able to buy 2 Wii Sports which we are going to give .... We were able to get these Wii's for about $275 each ... out and spend money to purchase a Wii machine. What it does mean is ..., if you want to donate a Wii game machine, there is a need ... list of stations who have requested a Wii. If you want the Wii to go to a certain facility,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032108-1.htm
... game of checkers with you." For more about veterans and Wii-hab, use the VA Watchdog search engine.. ...www.yourvabenefits.org/sessearch.php?q=wii&op=and Story here... http: ... Providence VA Medical Center, Carroll picks up the controller of a Wii game system and deals with his war's lasting impact ... game of checkers with you.' She started pushing for a Wii system at the veterans hospital. It is not standard therapy ... each time he comes in for his weekly session with Raimondi and Wii, he can look at what he's done before... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAPR08/nf041508-9.htm
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10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-28-2007 #5 -- VIDEO GAMES AS THERAPY FOR WALTER REED'S WOUNDED -- "When you're just sitting in your room thinking about what happened, it drives you crazy. This is something to get your mind off your sorrows."nf052807-5.htm
... games are hooked up to large, donated television sets in a meeting space off the lobby. There are Tiger Woods and Tom Clancy games alongside Nintendo's Wii Sports. One soldier debates bringing down his copy of Dance Dance Revolution. Just-unwrapped copies of Guitar Hero 2 are running on two of the TV ... money to buy the latest releases. Donations to the collection come from all over. One professional gamers' league, Major League Gaming, gave Cause 10 Nintendo Wii systems this year when the new game console was still very hard to find. When a Boy Scout read a series of newspaper stories about the poor living... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf052807-5.htm
