Novita physiotherapist Julia England has been trialling the device with some of her clients, and said it definitely made therapy sessions more fun for many kids.

“Rather than just getting kids to do 20 arm extensions, you can play one of the LusioMATE games instead, and so it takes the focus off therapy being boring. It’s often very hard to make therapy fun and engaging, so this product helps a lot,” said Julia.

“It clicked straight away with some of the kids I work with, especially those kids that already play video games – they just wanted to do more and more. I had kids doing more squats than they’d ever done before.

“Importantly for therapists, we can also focus on the quality of the activities we do in a therapy session, as well as the quantity. It can be difficult to get kids to do a full knee extension, for example, but engaging in a LusioMATE game seems to make them more willing to work harder.”