Health & Medicine - Posted by Andy McGlashen-Michigan State on
Friday, February 22, 2013 15:54 - 0 Comments Exercise with Wii
fights fatigue after cancer MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Using a video
game system to get exercise at home can help patients overcome
one of cancer’s most common and cumbersome symptoms: severe,
persistent fatigue. Researchers had previously shown the
Nintendo Wii system was a safe and effective source of light-
intensity exercise for patients with lung cancer in the first
six weeks after surgery. A new small-scale study, published in
the journal Cancer Nursing, shows that all the patients were
willing to continue the rehab another 10 weeks, their fatigue
decreased over time, and they felt increasingly confident in
their ability to perform daily tasks. Straight from the Source
“We’ve ignored this population, and they need our help,” says
Amy Hoffman, assistant professor in the College of Nursing at
Michigan State University. “Our preliminary results have us
excited about the future for rehabil