Thanks, you sent some good information. Unfortunately, I am finding only anecdotal stuff out there on the "Wiitherapy" More like newspapers doing a little story on it. I am close to the DC area and know that Walter Reed is using it with returning soldiers, or so I have heard. I am hoping to find some one using it actually with the kids but any input helps..... Thanks for the game suggestions. I think I am just going to rent some of them and borrow a friends Wii and try them out. I would be so excited if my school actually gets one. I think it is going to be a very versatile tool for me and the staff. I will keep you updated if I find any ground breaking stuff to help support buying one for your work environment. Angela-
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:27:19 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [OTlist] Wii for therapy> > I am an outpatient > pediatric OT. I have not yet used the Wii in therapy, although I would love > to! My boss won't buy us one, but I am considering bringing my own in. I > would use the Wii sports games that come with it or "Super Monkey Ball" or > "Mario and Sonic Olympics". Also there is a Wii Fit game that is coming out > which would be really good to use not to mention Guitar Hero or Rock Band. > Guitar Hero would be good for fine motor skills. Rock Band isn't yet out for > Wii but it will be good for bilateral coordination and visual motor control > and direction following. Super Monkey Ball would be great for visual motor > control, direction following and grading of movement. Mario and Sonic > Olympics would be good for visual motor control, bilateral motor > coordination, direction following and even endurance or sustaining of tasks. > > > I would use it with many populations: autism/PDD, fine motor delay, CP, > TBI, ADHD, etc.> I would use it with ages 4 and up as long as the patient > could follow directions enough not to throw the controller or anything like > that. As for documentation, I would write about it like any other modality: > Patient completed visual motor task with fair ability to blah blah. > > Let > me know if you find any research on this because I would love to present it > to my boss to try to get a Wii for our clinic.> Kristi> > Angela B <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote:> > Hello,I am doing a little research for a grant that I > will be writing soon (in order to get a Wii for my school that I work in). I > am looking for any therapists who can share their experience with using the > Wii as a therapy tool with children or adults. I would be willing to call you > to talk since I have lots of questions about using it....so if anyone would > like a chat, please email me back and we can talk. My specific questions (for > now is, but I know as I start this project I will have more)What age group do > you use it with?What disability group are you using it with? What games are > you using, and why did you chose that/those game(s)?How do you take > documentation when using it as a therapeutic tool?What results have you > seen?Do you know of any research articles written? (I have only seen > anecdotal things on the web). My administrator and I are meeting soon, so > anything that you have would help me in this venture would be greatly > appreciated! I know there are a lot of> people that respond to this > listserve, so I thank you in advance. Angela B.> > _________________________________________________________________> Helping > your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give.> > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join> -- > > Options?> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com> > Archive?> > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > > > > ---------------------------------> Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.> -- > Options?> > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com> > Archive?> > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
