Health

Video game therapy
by Ivana Bruderova

fter years of damning videogames, and arguments it just contribute to rising agressivity and has violence content, the situation has changed. The scientist discovered the videogames could help people after suffering stroke or traumatic brain injures to regain balance, coordination and body strenght. Franklin Perry, 51 year old, had s stroke about three weeks ago. Now he undergo rehabilitation at Ohio State University Medical Center's Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Hospital in Columbus because his right side is immobilized. But he is triing hard and make a progress. His rehabilitation includes of three hours daily therapy and working with video game systeme for about 30 minutes two to three times per week. Perry said the viedo games really help him,: „This is more fun. It makes it more exciting. It gets me to work harder." Robie Winget,an occupational therapist at Dodd Hall, played with Wii and then he create idea of video game therapy: „I thought it was cool that you use your body to control the movement." Special videogames could be now prescribed by psychologist to children who have attention deficit disorder. To this home therapy is required to have special controler to the video console and helmet with built in sensors to monitoring brain activity. The program for children who have some traumatic experiences, for instance divorce of their parents is also avaliable. Special programs could help to rehabilitate soldiers injured in Afganistan or Iraq. Out of questions these project require more research and it can not replace covnentional therapy, but it is the example of changing attitude towards video games.

by Ivana Bruderova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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