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Kelly Heffernan-Tabor from http://www.digtriad.com/
San Antonio, TX -- Physical therapy has come a long way from patients lying on a mat and working on range of motion.
Parkinson's patients who are in physical therapy to regain balance and improve their coordination often use exercises like pedaling a stationary bike.
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Now, the Global Rehab in San Antonio, Texas have added bowling. Not with lanes and heavy balls but video game bowling. Three times a week, patients at the center use video bowling to add to their complex muscular workout and have a little fun while doing it.
"Our Parkinson's patients, they tell us it's boring just to do range of motion exercise. They want something with relevance, like bowling," says physical therapist Melinda Rodriguez.
This generation of mostly senior citizens grew up bowling, they're good at it and they like it.
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