Motor control outcomes following Nintendo Wii use by a child with Down syndrome.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this work was to examine motor outcomes following an 8-week intervention period of family-supported Nintendo Wii use by a child with a diagnosis of Down syndrome (DS).


CONCLUSIONS
A 12-year-old child with a diagnosis of DS and with limited Wii exposure was asked to play Wii games in the home 4 times each week for 20 minutes each session for 8 weeks. Family members were encouraged to participate. The participant chose what games to play and selected 4 different games. Repeatedly practicing the skills involved in these games resulted in improvements in the child's postural stability, limits of stability, and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, 2nd edition balance, upper-limb coordination, manual dexterity, and running speed and agility standard scores.


CONCLUSIONS
Wii game use by a child with DS may elicit improvements in highly practiced motor skills and postural control.
Department of Physical Therapy, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA. patti.berg@usd.edu
Patti
P
Berg
Tiffany
T
Becker
Andrew
A
Martian
Kimberly Danielle
KD
Primrose
Julie
J
Wingen
D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*