Photos: Video game therapy

Kinetic Muscle has paired video games and a robotic arm to help stroke patients regain their physical abilities in a way that’s more engaging than traditional therapy.

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Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Occupational therapist Jim Davis,center, looks on as Dale Puhle plays a type of video game using the motion in his wrist during a rehabilitation session at Rehab Arizona, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Mesa. Puhle is recovering from a stroke. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Dale Puhle plays a type of video game using the motion in his wrist during a rehabilitation session at Rehab Arizona, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Mesa. Puhle is recovering from a stroke. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Ed Koeneman, right, with Kinetic Muscle Inc., looks on and helps Dale Puhle play a type of video game using the motion in his ankle during a rehabilitation session at Rehab Arizona, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Mesa. Puhle is recovering from a stroke. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Dale Puhle plays a type of video game during a rehabilitation session at Rehab Arizona, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Mesa. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Ed Koeneman, right, with Kinetic Muscle Inc., secures Dale Puhle's leg inside a device that will read motion in his ankle during a rehabilitation session at Rehab Arizona, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Mesa. Puhle is recovering from a stroke. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Tim Hacker

Stroke recovery

Ed Koeneman,right, with Kinetic Muscle Inc., looks on and helps Dale Puhle play a type of video game using the motion in his ankle during a rehabilitation session at Rehab Arizona, Monday, June 13, 2011 in Mesa. Puhle is recovering from a stroke. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]