Wii Balance Boards can help patients with multiple sclerosis

Nintendo Wii Balance Boards have been shown to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce the risk of accidental falls.

Balance impairment is among the most common and debilitating symptoms of MS, a disease of the central nervous system where the body’s immune system attacks the protective sheath around nerve fibres. But MRI scans have shown that use of the balance board appears to induce positive changes in brain connections associated with balance and movement.

The improvements to patients’ balance didn’t persist without continued practice though, said lead author Dr Luca Prosperini, from Sapienza University in Rome, said