<![CDATA[Kotaku: Cerebral Palsy]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Cerebral Palsy]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/cerebral palsy http://kotaku.com/tag/cerebral palsy <![CDATA[ Wii To The Rescue ]]>

Matt Clark has posted this wonderful photo to his Flickr photostream that is sure to warm the heart of even the most embittered gamer. Matt's brother Stephen was born with Cerebral Palsy and can neither walk or talk. But, with the help of a Wii and his relatives, Stephen is able to play a game of baseball against his little sister. There's not much more I can really say about this photo, it's all right there in Stephen's smile. Go, Wii! Flynn De Marco

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]]> Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:00:00 MDT fdemarco http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=269596&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Games Treat Cereral Palsy? ]]> The New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark is conducting a five-year study of how video games could help treat and rehabilitate cerebral palsy patients.

The $4.75 million grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research starts next year at the Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside.

The idea is to make rehab more productive and cost-effective. The games developed for the study are controlled with gloves that can sense movement and even have force-feedback.

Scientists think video games may provide therapeutic breakthroughs [North Jersey Media Group]

]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:00:17 MST Brian Crecente http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=157575&view=rss&microfeed=true