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Published April 30, 2008 04:33 pm - Helen Shafer outdid all her friends Monday in bowling. “I got a pretty good arm,” the 91-year-old said. Shafer had the top score of 407 in bowling on the Nintendo Wii video-game system at Quaker Hill Manor in Lowell, Kan.
 Area hospitals, nursing homes use video games for therapy w/ link to learn more about Wii-habilitation
By Roger McKinney
rmckinney@joplinglobe.com
Helen Shafer outdid all her friends Monday in bowling.
“I got a pretty good arm,” the 91-year-old said.
Shafer had the top score of 407 in bowling on the Nintendo Wii video-game system at Quaker Hill Manor in Lowell, Kan.
Shafer said she bowled when she was younger but never played a video game before the nursing home bought the Wii.
“It’s a game,” she said. “I like games. I enjoy it.”
Growing trend
Area hospitals and nursing homes are joining a nationwide trend of using the Wii for rehabilitation and physical therapy. The Wii is an active system requiring upper body movement, unlike other video-game systems. The Wii is even being used at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as therapy for soldiers injured in Iraq.
Geneva York had a poor start to her bowling game at Quaker Hill Manor.
“Push that button,” York said. “Swing that arm and let ’er rip.”
“That was bad,” she said, looking at the result. Her game improved some as it progressed.
Afterward, York said she had never bowled before and had never played a video game.
“I think it’s fun,” she said. “It’s good relaxation.”
Velma Stilley, 73, said the game system strengthens her arm and reduces back pain. She said she bowled in leagues when she was in her 40s.
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