The popular rhythm series Dance Dance Revolution is currently being used by the Ohio State University College of Medicine as part of a program to relieve the symptoms of MS patients.

It should come as no surprise that Dance Dance Revolution titles double over as a method of exercise; whether it’s the at-home mat, or the metal arcade panels, nearly everyone who stomps on those arrows will break into a sweat at some point. The series is now being used as part of an ongoing program at the OSU College of Medicine’s Wexner Medical Center; DDR is being applied as a method of rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis patients. By playing for an hour per day, three days per week for eight weeks (24hrs over the course of the program), professors at the WMC believe this can reduce stiffness, and possibly negate fatigue and memory-loss. According to Assistant Professor of Clinical Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Anne Kloos, the program was created because they “thought this game might motivate [patients], because it’s fun, and entertaining and because the game gives a lot of feedback…”

The DDR study has already shown successful progress in enrolled patients.

Source: Fox News
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