MENOMONEE FALLS - A video game system that's good for your health? It may be hard to believe...but a whole new generation of gamers is using Nintendo Wii for "Wii-Habilitation."

From working on their bowling ball releases...to perfecting their tennis swings...Karen Daniels and Leon Casalena are becoming old pros at Nintendo Wii.

"It's fun. You gotta think about it a little bit, and get some exercise in the meantime," Karen explained.

Karen and Leon are inpatients at Community Memorial Hospital. Occupational and physical therapists recently started using the Wii for rehab.

Jeannie Jung is an occupational therapist. She says, "As we've been playing the different games, I've seen a lot of different applications for the different patients."

Leon uses it to help with balance in his upper body. He was paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident.

He was skeptical at first, but now he admits, "This is better than doing a lot of therapy, I'll tell you that!"

Karen has Multiple Sclerosis, and recently had knee surgery. She's working to get her strength back.

"I'm still waiting to learn how to get enough strength in my hands so I can put a ponytail holder in my hair. That's one of my big goals," she says.

The patients play together, and encourage each other.

"Dealing with emotional things is just as difficult as physical, so it really helps to have a lot of support," Jung says.

Karen and Leon plan to take their new skills home with them. Leon even wants to buy a Wii for his son.

"And then I'll play it with him even too," he admits.

Karen says she might not be as skilled at the Wii as Leon...but she's just as determined.

"It'll all work out. I have hope that it will," Karen says.

It looks like the Nintendo Company is already aware of the Wii's health benefits. It's launching a new physical fitness product called Wii Fit in May.