From suwanneedemocrat.com:

For two months now, patients at Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center have been playing games to get well.

Suwannee Health and Rehab has implemented a Nintendo Wii game system to enhance its therapy program. The gaming system benefits patients who are diagnosed with various aliments, including cardio-pulmonary difficulties, joint problems, osteoarthritis and stroke.

Wii is an interactive system in which players act out the movements of the games they are playing. In Wii baseball, for example, players swing the game controller as if it were a bat.

Lana Rhoden, rehab director at Suwannee Health and Rehabilitation Center (formerly Suwannee Health Care Center), said the Wii system enhances patients’ recovery and lets them have fun in the process.

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