Australian scientists are intending to a countrywide study that involves all the stroke survivors and an emerging fun form of treatment therapy by making use of the Nintendo Wii.

Dr. Penelope McNulty is expecting to photocopy the results of a NSW-based examination last year, which depicts how stroke survivors can recover more limb movement by playing the motion-controlled console.

Studies at Neuroscience Research Australia have depicted that this type of therapy can drastically help in improving movement after only two weeks, Dr. McNulty, from the Sydney-based institute, said on Monday.

These games are fun and if patients are fully enjoying the therapy, then they are more apt to do it, rather than doing boring old physiotherapy exercises.

Stroke survivors, who are planning to take part in the national study, will be chosen from regional centers, who are participating in the early roll out of the National Broadband Network, including parts of Townsville in Queensland, Armidale and Willunga.

Patients will be supervised by a therapist in Sydney, who will make use of the high-quality internet video conferencing made potential by the NBN.

The NBN's first clients, in Tasmania, will be making use of the optical fiber-based internet service in weeks.