Thursday, March 6, 2008

Physical therapy your child will BEG to do

Does your child dread going to physical therapy? Therapists do all they can to make it fun, but often to a child, therapy is just plain hard work.

Well check out the latest trend in physical therapy....many therapists have embraced the latest generation of video games are integrating them right into their therapy sessions. In particular, the Wii has turned out to be a terrific therapy aid.

Skeptical? Just google "Wii + physical therapy". You'll find over 100,000 entries describing programs across the nation that are embracing the Wii as a fun way to engage kids and encourage movement both during therapy sessions and to motivate kids to use weaker muscles outside of therapy as well.

Definitely interesting reading...check it out!

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