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Month: January 2022

UW-Madison researchers using Tai Chi, video games to improve balance among adolescents with autism

Posted on January 17, 2022

New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows balance training using video games changed the brain structure of adolescents with autism and helped improve balance, posture and the severity of autism symptoms.

Posted in Balance TrainingTagged balance training, daily living skills, motor skills

UW-Madison researchers study balance in autistic teens using Wii Fit

Posted on January 13, 2022

As part of a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Waisman Center, teens spent three hours a week teetering on Nintendo Wii balance boards, mimicking tai chi and yoga poses prompted on a screen.

Posted in Balance TrainingTagged balance training, daily living skills, motor skills

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