October 18, 2010 (Gothenburg, Sweden) — Two new studies suggest physiotherapy or even home use of the commercial Wii Balance Board system are viable strategies to improve balance and reduce falls in ...

Balance boards might sound like a children's toy, but these wobbly little pieces of fitness kit could in fact be the key to improving your core strength (by engaging your muscles as you try and stay ...

Though most of the focus on the Wii's motion-based controls has been on their impact in gaming, what is more radical about Nintendo's approach with both the Wii and DS has been its success at ...

A study by the Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia (UV), in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Madrid, has shown that a physiotherapy program that uses the Nintendo Wii ...

After years of testing workout tech, running shoes, and all sorts of home fitness equipment, balance boards (and stair steppers) surprised and challenged me the most. They’re affordable fitness ...

WHEN Ross Clark read in New Scientist (29 March 2008, p 26) that the US military considered the Nintendo Wiimote controller accurate enough to control bomb disposal robots, it set him thinking. Could ...