Physical Therapy is defined as therapy for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease, injury, or disability that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities, etc. Recovering from injuries can take time and patience. Using interactive fitness can be a motivational tool for people who are struggling to recover from their injuries.
Exergaming can help improve first hand speed, mental focus, reaction time, concentration, concussion evaluation, hand eye coordination, and neurological development. Interactive Fitness can help give people a mental recharge or a refocus of the brain. Products like the tWall, Makoto, Dynavision, and tWall Plus can help retrain the brain, as all these products deliver sensory feedback via lights and touch sensors. If you’re helping someone recover from a brain injury, then any of these products can be an incredible tool to help. You can track progress to see how fast patients are reacting to hitting the targets and then determine how long a person might need to recover from a concussion. If you’re helping an athlete recover from an injury, then use these products to help with focus and reaction time. Any of the above products, can train multiple areas of the brain while combining movement tasks and exercises that challenge the patient’s visual perception.
If you’re a physical therapy and rehab center, contact us today to see how we can help your patients recover from injuries!