United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

i don't know how many of you have tried this gaming system but it is GREAT!!! My son just turned 7 on May 16th (he's getting so big!) And my mother-in-law bought this for him. I am NOT a big fan of any games like sega x-box BUT the WII encourages them to get up and us every muscles they have. I told Drake he could only use his affected arm to play, except when it requires you to use both like boxing. This is great therapy. Normal therapy is getting SO boring for him and he sees no improvements so he doesn't want to do it. So this WII is a good way to get therapy while he's playing. He worked up a sweat while boxing. Just thought i would share. I didn't want to spend the $250 to buy it but now that i know how much fun he has and it helps him use his arm it is well worth it.

Teresa

try some of these games. Super mario galaxy, endless ocean ( jade's fav), playground, carnival games, wario ware. smooth moves, mario cart. They have min. violence. Other systems do not compare. we have the play station as well. there are only violent games for that.

Also now that summer is here try swiming lessons if they don't know how to swim. If they do swim let that be a day of therapy Frankie has to swim 50 laps in a day as part of his therapy 3x a week it gives him a break from the biofeed back machine and stretching because all this is done in the laps. Its a nice change to an otherwise tedious routine

I love the WII !!! My oldest son bought it for my son last year for his birthday and I will tell you, I see Brandon doing things that he has never done !!! GAYLE

We have the WII also and it is great. Even for us folks that are trying to lose weight boxing is a must, worked every muscle and the next day man did I feel the burn.

They have a WII fit coming out I think this month it looks pretty awesome as well.

Maggie loves it because she has very minimal use of her injured arm and she loves playing the WII because she can do all the games by herself and even beats her older sister, which cracks her up.

My grandchildren all have it and I've played tennis right handed on it. Boy was that fun. I've read a great deal about rehab hospitals beginning to use it for PT.
Now I know what I want Santa to bring me.

Kath robpi/adult

YES, YES, I want one too! Santa IS going to bring me one.

BTW, BOD's please add a Wii to CAMP 2009's R&R equipment. I will be happy to bring mine!. I plan to travel with it everywhere I vacation!!

HUGS all around,
Carolyn j

Are any of you using Wii for very young kids - toddlers?..... Which games are best with the youngest ages?

Thanks. Jane

Maggie is six and she loves playing the wii sports, mainly bowling but she also likes baseball.

The only other game we have as of right now is HSM sing it and she loves playing that but that has nothing that helps with her arm she just loves singing.