Wiihab using new technology to improve your athletes.

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Wiihabusing new technology to improve your
athletes.

• WIAA Coaches School 2009

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Rehabilitation

• The art and science of improving a persons
  health
• Two main goals-
• Restore the patient to pre-injury fitness
• Prevent deconditioning of the rest of the patient
  during this time

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New Technology

• The Nintendo Wii
• An interactive game that enables the person to
  play the game using body motions
• The Wii came out in 2006

Nintendo said that it wanted to make Wii a
living room centerpiece by shipping the system
with features outside of the videogame realm. Wii
will include a photo channel, enabling users to
display their digital photos through the console.
It will also boast regularly updated news and
weather channels. In addition, the Opera browser
will be available for the system, enabling users
to access the web with the console.
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"Mii Channel."

• Custom made profile that each person can make
• The hook is that these avatars can not only be
  stored on the console itself, they can also be
  transferred to the Wii remote itself --
  presumably so players can easily access their
  personalized characters and take them with them
  when playing against friends.

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Combining rehabilitation with the Wii

• Already see research on PubMed regarding this
  idea
• Use of a low-cost, commercially available gaming
  console (Wii) for rehabilitation of an adolescent
  with cerebral palsy. Deutsch JE, Borbely M,
  Filler J, Huhn K, Guarrera-Bowlby P. University
  of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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Measured

• Three main outcome measures were used
• (1) visual-perceptual processing, using a
  motor-free perceptual test (Test of Visual
  Perceptual Skills, third edition)
• (2) postural control, using weight distribution
  and sway measures
• (3) functional mobility, using gait distance

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Results

• The feasibility of using the system in the
  school-based setting during the summer session
  was supported. For this patient whose
  rehabilitation was augmented with the Wii, there
  were positive outcomes at the impairment and
  functional levels.

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Other ideas

• Fitness level
• Arm, wrist and hand rehab
• Balance, proprioception and ROM
• Athlete interest and fun-TRANSLATION willing to
  do more and more often-RESULT increased time
  spent in rehabilitation faster full recovery

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Games

• Wii fit
• EA Active
• Cardio Workout
• Dance, Dance Revolution
• Punch Out
• Tiger Woods Golf-wrist attachment
• Ski and Snowboard
• Wii sports-
• Boxing
• Other sport specific games-questionable on true
  potential

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Wii Fit

• Balance, posture and fitness
• Uses yoga, strength training, balance and
  aerobics sections
• Measures BMI (body mass index (weight and
  height)-this might not be a good thing for some
  athletes to see
• Not bad, especially for someone coming off a
  surgery or long-term injury.

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Wii Cardio

• Uses shape boxing as the basis for the cardio
  workout
• This uses the balance board as well as the
  controller and nunchuk or 2 controllers
• You can cheat this game by not throwing the
  punches and just moving your wrists

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Wii Active

• Uses resistance bands for upper body work and
  lunges, squats with BW for lower body work.
• Has a 30-day challenge program
• Can use the Wii balance board to enhance the
  workout
• Calendar days, basic nutrition questions, etc.
  are included
• Does have a sports function with it as well as
  cardio, upper and lower body strengthening

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Contact Information

• Patrick Olsen ATC, L/AT
• South Kitsap High
• 360-874-5769 office
• 360-710-9248 cell
• olsenp_at_skitsap.wednet.edu