US hospitals launch Wiihabilitation
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Console proves medical hit The Wii is proving a hit across the US medical scene. Several US hospitals have admitted using the Nintendo console as an additional method of post-injury patient rehabilitation.â¦
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Working up a sweat playing video games  on Nintendo's interactive Wii console is no replacement for  real exercise but at least it gets overweight children off the  couch, according to British researchers.
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SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 29 -- A $50 million high-tech rehabilitation center opened its doors Monday, designed to serve the growing number of U.S. troops who return from war as amputees or with severe burns.
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WASHINGTON - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients worldwide are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday launched an initiative to create a âculture of safetyâ in health care.
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ATLANTA -- A new device that was studied in Atlanta has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to help stroke victims.
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NEW YORK  - Inexpensive video game   components can be adapted for use in rehabilitation of the hand   in people who have suffered a stroke, according to a research   showcased at the International Workshop on Virtual   Rehabilitation in New York.
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NEW YORK  - For some people with Parkinson's disease, a personalized home program of exercises and instructions appears to help prevent them from falling, UK researchers have shown.
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How a hospital deployed a wireless system that is significantly improving patient care and has a stellar return-on-investment.
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A team of US scientists show off a novel device that harvests energy from human movements.
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In elderly patients with hip fracture, six months of outpatient rehabilitation and progressive resistance training is better than home exercise in improving physical performance and mobility and reducing disability, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Sisters of Mercy Health System is putting money and people on a project to improve patient care through information technology. The St.
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Health industry, tech firms, government agencies might collaborate to \
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Â· Breakthrough could be used in remote surgeryÂ· Virtual reality games may also be improved
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Science & environment: Trainee surgeons are turning to game consoles, which boost dexterity, to hone their scalpel skills
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Nintendo's Wii video game system is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries
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(InfoWorld) - Promising to save doctors and nurses from as much as 60 minutes of paperwork per day, Motion Computing announced a tablet PC for hospital workers. The C5 is an MCAÂ (mobile clinical assistant) computer based on Intel's Centrino wireless notebook platform and Core Solo processor. The three-pound computer runs Microsoft's Vista or XP operating system and has built-in 802.11 wireless connectivity. It has five features added specifically for the medical market: it is disinfectable and rugged, and it has a barcode scanner, a digital camera, and an RFIDÂ reader for user log-on. Together, those functions will allow doctors, nurses, and clinicians to do less paperwork, see more patients, and make fewer errors, said Scott Eckert, CEO of Motion Computing, in Austin, Texas. "The basic thing they're looking for is more time spent with patients and less time spent with charts," Eckert said in a webcast Tuesday. Researchers from Motion Computing and Intel spent 18 months interviewing hospital workers as they tested prototypes of the tablet ranging from a wooden block to an early version code-named "Oak City," said Louis Burns, general manager of Intel's digital health group. Compared to the clipboard, scanner, and cart-mounted computer on wheels often used in hospitals today, the MCA is more compact, portable, and lightweight, allowing medical workers to match the barcode on each bottle of drugs to a patient's wrist band, Eckert said. Motion's other products include the LE1600 and LS800 tablet PCs, used in fields like health care, life sciences, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, education, and government. The company plans to launch an improved slate tablet called the LE1700 in late March. Intel contributed its Centrino mobility platform to the project as well as market research and technology ties with software providers. Intel sees the health market as a rich vein for future chip demand. Motion Computing will launch the C5 in 25 countries by May, selling it for $2,199. The basic unit has three to four hours battery life at full usage, and users can choose to buy designs with better batteries, faster processors or larger hard drives.
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A computerized brace lets people recovering from knee injuries get their therapy on the go.