打牌能让脑溢血患者康复

一个新的报道称玩简单的纸牌游戏和玩虚拟现实游戏一样对脑溢血患者的康复有好处。为了研究玩电脑游戏或玩传统游戏哪个更有益于脑溢血的治疗，来自加拿大的研究者对141名患者进行了检测。研究者发现打牌、玩类似多米诺骨牌的游戏还有投纸球到桶里的游戏都能提高病人的运动技巧。他们还称玩宾戈游戏或者玩Wii游戏机都能帮助脑溢血患者康复。研究者报告了如果复健活动是强度高的，重复的，并且包括手部和胳膊的运动，那就能帮助患者康复。

大脑的血液供给停止时，脑溢血将会发生。如果不迅速治疗，脑溢血能导致死亡。发生脑溢血之后，患者会有以下几个身体症状，比如脸部肌肉下垂、口齿不清和胳膊和腿的强度减少。研究者称玩虚拟现实游戏或玩传统游戏哪一个好处更大暂不清楚。研究者Gustavo Saposnik医生表示：“我们都喜欢技术，所以我们经常地觉得新技术比旧技术更好，然而有时那是不对的。在这个研究中，我们发现随时随地的简单休闲活动跟技术一样有效。”

Card Games Can Help Recovery from Strokes

A new report says that playing simple card games can help stroke patients with their recovery just as much as virtual reality gaming. Canadian researchers conducted a test on 141 patients to determine whether gaming or more traditional games was better at treating stroke sufferers. They found that playing cards, games like dominoes, and even throwing a paper ball into a basket improved patients' motor skills. They said playing bingo or using a Wii games console also aided recovery from a stroke. The researchers reported that if the type of task used for the rehabilitation of motor skills is intensive, repetitive and gets the hands and arms moving, it will help those recovering from a stroke.

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off. It can lead to death if not treated quickly. Following a stroke, sufferers can experience a number of physical changes such as drooping face muscles, slurred speech and a loss of strength in the arms and legs. The researchers said it wasn't clear whether virtual reality gaming or traditional games helped sufferers more. Researcher Dr Gustavo Saposnik said: "We all like technology and have the tendency to think that new technology is better than old-fashioned strategies, but sometimes that's not the case. In this study, we found that simple recreational activities that can be implemented anywhere may be as effective as technology."