How Video Games Improve Health In All Life Stages

There was a time when paying video games was considered a mark of couch potato or at least someone who was headed for that direction. Hours have been wasted by parents who have waited nagging, punishing, hiding and even taken desperate measures to see to it that their kid is not just stuck in front of the computer or console frantically pressing button and barking in frustration. But times have changed and now the “good for nothing” video games have actually come to the rescue of many who have required special attention from physical therapy. Right from childhood obesity to full blown Parkinson’s disease and other debilitating motor disorders, video games have helped people improving their quality of life. Here is a great infographic that highlights just that.