A computer game in which players perform circus tricks has been launched as an innovative way of helping people overcome a stroke.
Experts from Newcastle University have teamed up with a professional game studio to create the first in a set of titles that will train patients to regain hand or arm movement.
Usually this takes months of intensive and expensive therapy but the designers hope the Circus Challenge game could prove a fun, cheaper alternative.
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