Move into practice with therapy

This post is mainly my research into different kinds of Physical therapies, and how the Move me program could possibly be put into practice with it.

Overview of different kinds of Therapy.
Pediactirics - Treatment directed at children, with development, neuromuscular, skeletal etc.
Orthopedics - Rehabilitating the muscles, bones, ligaments and tendons.
Sport therapy- Directed at proffesional athletes, helping the prevention and rehab.
Neurological- Treatment directed at brain related problems eg: Parkinsons, Stroke etc.
Geriactric- Directed at older patients like athritis, hip and joint replacement.
Cardiovascular and pulminary- Predominantly internal therapy like cystic fibrosis or heart disorders.
Womens therapy- Child birth related, post partum.
Integumentary- Treating wounds and burns.


The main reason I looked into therapies using games is how it could be applied with pediactrics, if the idea of the therapy being like a game is put into childrens minds it makes it sound all the more appealing to them. Generally most children tend to get bored easily; which can be a major hassle went paired up with therapy; if they dont find it entertaining it becomes much more of a challenge for the therapists, family and the child themself. So if their treatment was paired up with using the move, and games that helped with the therapy were used; it could possibly make life so much easier when working with children. Considering how well the Move picks up movements, not only would it be fun, but accurate. Goals for children can also be set easier, through the games; if they achieve a set amount of points on one of the games or win a trophy on it.

I also think that it could be applied to Neurological treatment, it could massively help with hand eye coordination, recognising colours, balance and so forth. The controllers are simple and dont require an excessive amount to remember, also having to memorise the controls would benefit for neurological therapy. Repeated play of games can help with memory, again applying games into the mix with therapy gives it the appeal that its not just hard work.


Sports and orthopedic therapies focus on the body and muscles so it could be applied similar to fitness games, with a more focused aim at a rehabilitation aspect.