Does Playing Bingo Help Control Alzheimer’s Disease?

It has been proven by many medical studies that Bingo can help in the alleviating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. The games which are designed for these people can be both high technology as well as low technology based. Every health care facility meant for people with Alzheimer’s tries to get the patients involved in playing such games. Bingo is believed to help all those patients suffering from dementia. It can have positive effects on the memory of such people. The playing of a special version of this game can make patients remember things. The name of this version is the “B-6, N-23″ type. The patients who try out this game are supposed to remember names of animals and food items. The different levels of this game can stimulate many levels of the human mind, both the memory and thought processes. The players of this game can try out various versions according to their own abilities to revive their lost memories. This game can also be played by people in clusters of two or three and kids can try out their hands at enjoying a game with the old people. A study was also conducted on this game through which it was revealed that patients improved their cognitive stimulation. Their performance also improved on many tests like the Word List Recognition Task and a Boston Naming Test. Although the results could not be proved statistically, the management of people who suffer from this disease can be easily done with the help of this game.



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