Playing Wii helps surgeons operate better?

[techs]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livesc...aidsdoctorsandpatients

Playing with the Wii could help surgeons in training improve their fine motor skills and performance in a surgical simulator. Eight trainees were asked to play the Wii for an hour before performing virtual laparoscopic surgery with a tool that simulates a patient's body and tracks the surgeon's movements as he or she operates.

The Wii-playing residents scored 48 percent higher than others without the warm-up with the Wii, working faster and more accurately.

Although the researchers first relied on off-the-shelf Wii games, they will soon release a complete surgical training system they designed for the Wii, where trainees can practice suturing and other procedures.


I was wondering if they will release the surgical training sysem to the public?
I'm seeing an opportunity to make some extra money on the weekends.

 

[xanis]

Doesn't surprise me. It makes sense that playing Wii before the surgery would "warm you up" and improve your hand-eye coordination.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Painting models is the best way to hone fine motor skills.

I'm painting the eyes blue, they are the windows to the soul...

 

[Crono]

I wonder if playing "Operation" has the same effect.

 

[TecHNooB]

oh yea..

Might wanna upgrade to wii motion plus.

 

[sactoking]

Makes sense. Have you ever tried to use the remote from too far away? The cursor jumps around like the Waco Kid's left hand. You need to be steady, like his non-shooting hand, to click on anything. I would imagine that if you can perfect clicking on 'Ok' from 15 feet feet away you'd be an awesome surgeon, at least with hand control.

 

[Kelvrick]

Would have been better if all of them went through the simulation without playing with their wiis. Then the next day, play with their wiis before doing the simulation.