Wii + rehab = Wiihab, the cycle is now complete
By Ryan Block 
posted Feb 9th 2008 3:43AM
posted Feb 9th 2008 3:43AM
It's not the first we've heard of the Wii being used for rehabilitation context, but it would appear "Wiihab" is becoming increasingly frequent. According to the AP, hospitals in states like Missouri, Illinois, and North Carolina, and even Walter Reed Army Medical Center are all incorporating the Wii into physical therapy routines. Just in time, too, it would be really weird if Wiiitis or a nasty Wiinjury landed you in the hospital in the first place, your doctor used a Wii to hone his steady hand, and you didn't actually get to use a Wii to get your ass well enough to be discharged. Ah, what a world.
He’s trying to make me go to wiihab
I wont go, go, go.
Let's just hope Amy Winehouse gets one in her Grammy Awards gift bag.
What about detox? WiiTox? ^_^
On other side, I think Wii from casual crowd sits very close to commodities like DVD and CD players. I do not think that wide usage of Wii in all kind of niche translates into anything.
On other side, as point-and-click interface supporter, I have to say: suck it Xboxers and PS3iters. WiiMote (as immature it is) rules absolutely.
PS3 + Ubuntu + Wiimote FTW.
...because gecko and webkit are better than presto. Period.
..and Amarok rules.
People are getting healthier, and Nintendo's raking in the money.
Everyone's a Wiinner!
How about smoking wiid?
Why do I see a class-action suit in the future when all these Wiihab patients start complaining of repetitive motion injuries? PT is borderline pseudoscience based upon my unhappy experiences and now they have a new, untested toy to hurt you with.
Nintendo is certainly trying to reach out to a wide gamut of customers. Even celebrities now.
I don't know... if that's really counts as its own demographic..
..I don't think it does.
typo accompanied by another request for post edits, engadget.
..post edits.
For a minute there, i thought you were going to make a "Wiipetitive Stwain Injuwii" joke.
this guy just divided by zero.
Look! it's Fred Durst!!!
shit thats exactly what i was thinking!
Great, so now every white guy that puts on his ball cap backwards is Fred Durst?
No, every white guy that puts on a cap backwards with a goatee is Fred Durst
WiiHab for WiiTards.
What if you need rehab because of Wii?
Also, No More Heroes would be bad for physical therapy. A couple hours and my wrist felt like a cement mixer.
I think it's great that productive uses are being found for the Wii. I know we all sometimes enjoy sitting on the couch, but now playing games can be therapeutic!
I blogged about this as well (http://qvisory.org/posts/patients-playing-their-way-to-recovery) but Engadget beat me to it. Don't you always!