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Certain rehabilitation hospitals are using the Nintendo Wii game play to help patients gain back body strength… this gives a whole new meaning to Dr. Mario.

“Wii helps patients to build balance, coordination, endurance, and upper and lower body strength”, according to Robbie Winget, an occupational therapist at Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Hospital in Columbus.

According to TechTree.com, a 51-year-old patient named Franklin Perry, who had a stroke about three weeks back, and was left with an immobilized right side, has now started getting some movements back, after he started using the Wii gaming console. The console requires players to use their body to control game play.

Although it should be pointed out, playing the Wii shouldn’t take the place of conventional therapy… It’s just another way for a patient to work/exercise.