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A few years ago, just before his wedding, Chris Hennessy was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Since then, he says he's been working hard at keeping his body in tip top shape, which these days, includes playing some video games.

"I find it very helpful, it's exercising the mind," Hennessy said. "I often exercise my body to keep my limbs and body very active, however there's been nothing in the healthcare industry that work on the cognitive issues with MS."

The games he's playing though aren't of the off-the-rack sort for the computer or next-gen console. They are three new titles called
MyBrainGames developed for the National MS Society specifically to
help keep the minds sharp of people with MS.

"This is part of a larger project called the technology collaborative
which is a partnership between the National MS Society, Microsoft, and Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, and the overall goal of the
partnership is to increase the overall use of accessible technology
among people with MS," said Nicholas LaRocca of the National MS Society. "Because people with MS may have visual or dexterity challenges, it's possible for people playing the games to change the visual aspects on the computer, and the amount of dexterity needed to play the games is really very minimal. The games look pretty simple and they are basically ways the individual can exercise some of the important skills that can be affected in MS which can include what's known as working memory, complex attention, task switching, and speed of information processing."

Gamers have the options to have their scores saved and tracked
online which the National MS Society says it may eventually use for
a study to help determine how well these games are working.

In the meantime, if you have MS or know someone who does, the games can be found, for free, at www.MyMSMyWay.com.