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"Playing video game helps stroke victims recover"

Source: NineMSN

Published: 18 May 2012

Category: Other

Rating: (1 stars)

Keywords: stroke recovery rehabilitation therapy uk

what they said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

An electronic console game that has been created to aid the rehabilitation of people recovering from strokes could be the solution to a shortage of physical therapists, the UK's The Telegraph reported.

The original article can be found at: http://health.ninemsn.com.au/healthnews/8469538/playing-video-game-helps-stroke-victims-recover

how did it rate? (more information)

Criteria	Rating
Total Score	1 of 9
Novelty of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Availability of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Options	Not Satisfactory (?)
Disease Mongering	Satisfactory (?)
Evidence	Not Satisfactory (?)
Quantification of Benefits of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Harms of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Costs of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Sources of Information	Not Satisfactory (?)
Relies on Press Release	Not Applicable

what we said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

This story describes therapeutic tool which may or may not have been subjected to a clinical trial, and we are told nothing of its cost or availability in Australia.

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