I am an undergrad student at nottingham university. I have seen many topic discussions reading about how the Wii research base is very small. This is one of the reasons for my dissertation proposal / dissertation i would like to carry out some research in order to move this evidence base forward.

I need help regarding my title.............which i do not have at the minute. The problems i am facing are, firstly i cannot use real patients, and have to use healthy subjects- this is down to ethics approval and the time i have to apply and get accepted is very small. The biggest factor however is producing a small scale study (around 15people) and narrowing down all the variables to get a valid piece of research.

I was woundering if any professionals have any unanswered questions which they may like answered,which i may be able to assist with- and produce a dissertation in the process.

Thanks for taking the time to read

Jag

Nottingham University 2nd year Undergraduate Student
mcycjs@nottingham.ac.uk

"Wii-Based Compared to Standard of Care Balance and Mobility Rehabilitation for Two Individuals Post-Stroke."
By JE Deutsch, D Robbins, J Morrison, P Guarrera Bowlby
Deutsch@umdnj.edu

"Virtual Rehabilitation with video games: A new frontier for occupational therapy."
By Jonathan Halton

"Use of a low-cost, commerically available gaming console (Wii) for rehabilitation of an adolescent with cerebral palsy."
By J E Deutsch, M Borbely,J Filler, K Huhn, P Guarrera-Bowbly
Physical Therapy. Oct 2008 v88 i10 p1196(12)

"Doing WiiHab: experience with the Wii video game system"
By G Goldberg, H Rubinsky, E Irvin, E Linneman, J Knapke, M Ryan
UPMC Mercy Hospital, USA
The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol 23, No 5, page 350, Sept/Oct 2008

"The Potential of Wii-Rehabilitation for Persons Recovering From Acute Stroke."
By Sinead Brosnan, OTR/L


"Use of the Wii Fit sstem for the treatment of balance problems in the elderly: A feasibility study."
By H Sugarman, A Weisel-Eichler, A Burstin, & R Brown

"Using Nintendo Wii in Therapy"
By Liza Jochem, SPT

"Integrating Video ames Into a Rehabilitation Unit" by Jeffrey Dayton Goggans, MSN RN
"Wii-habilitation increases participation in therapy" by A Ramchandani, K Carroll, R Buenaventure, J Douglas, and J Liu

Hey Jag,
How are you getting on with the project - I've been away from the forum for a month or two and only just read your post. Hope its going well but if you need any help, give me a shout - I have offered some advice re: project titles to other 3rd years from all over and am happy to offer you the same.