Written by | Skin
Review | Ah Xian
How can playing games hurt your body! After all, today's console games break your heart for your health, so you can move at home. Representative of them are Nintendo's "Fitness Ring Adventure" and NS Sports, which can fit, play ball and dance on the TV.
When the Nintendo Wii was selling well in 2007, a study published in the British Medical Journal showed that Wii players were much healthier than sedentary gamers, including virtual golf, boxing and bowling games that allowed people to burn a lot of energy while playing.
However, there is really a group of unlucky eggs who have been injured on the road to health.
Fitness ring: pull down if you don't fit
Doctor Bonice is one of them. One day he woke up to find his arm sore, unable to move, and suffering from acute tenosynovitis. After all, I found that the cause of this symptom was actually my addiction to playing the Nintendo Wii somatosensory tennis game.
In a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine, Bonnis gave his symptom a new name: Wiiitis. A reference treatment regimen was also given: taking ibuprofen and quitting Wii games for a week.
You don't stretch at all, do you
Bonith wasn't the Wii's only victim. In a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics, people surveyed video game players during 2004~2008 and found that there were 696 game homicide incidents, and the victims were as young as 1 year old and as old as 86 years old. There are 92 victims of interactive games like Wii.
...... This question received 22 answers on the day of 3.9 | disboards.com
Among the 92 people, there were both impulsive players who injured their ankles, shoulders and necks, and unjust spectators who watched but were tragically affected. The 7-year-old girl broke her leg in Just Dance, while player Jimmy injured her knee in Guitar Heroes.
The study reports that such interactive games appear to be more likely to be injured than traditional video games. The symptoms of injuries are also varied, ranging from breaking my index finger because they were too excited to play tennis, to being punched by a companion while playing boxing, and playing bowling until the meniscus is torn. And a netizen shared that others thought his father had a heart attack, but in fact, his condition was a muscle strain when playing Wii barefoot.
Play Wii Play to Elbow Bursitis... ｜Wiki
Although it may seem like a "game", in fact, these sports types of games are just like real sports, and they are prone to injury. And because the activity space at home is small and there are many obstacles, the possibility of injury is greater.
In addition to this kind of somatosensory game that requires you to move, traditional video games can also be "harmful". A game console or computer game operated with a gamepad and mouse can hurt your hand.
Therefore, it is said that you should rest properly to play games, otherwise you will quit playing for ten days. | Reference 6
A 12-year-old girl developed painful erydostasis on the palm of her hand, according to the doctor's diagnosis, this was because she had been holding the PS controller for a long time and played fiercely, and she had palm sweatadenitis. After quitting the game for 10 days, her symptoms fully recovered. Another avid PS controller user experienced peeling and cracking of the skin of his fingers, which was caused by pressing and rubbing the handle all the time.
"Nintendo thumb" or "PS thumb" has even become a common repetitive strain injury, because of long-term hand movement, many players experience swollen fingers, hand ligament strain, tenosynovitis and even elbow bursitis. One survey found that 15 out of 45 people who played PS experienced some symptoms of strain.
It's true that playing games will put your fingers at bad people | Giphy
In 2000, doctors described a condition called "PS Lips," which refers to the symptoms of a patient who played games until his lips were severely ulcerated and bleeding. This is because the player is too nervous while playing the game, so he keeps biting his lower lip, which also causes the player's jaw muscles to fatigue.
There are also many pre-game reminders that "flash may trigger epilepsy". Don't underestimate this reminder, in fact, there are really people who suffer from this, suffering from vomiting and convulsions. In the 2020 game Cyberpunk 2077, where journalists with photosensitive epilepsy experienced severe seizures while experiencing the game, game studio CDPR fixed the flash effect in the game that could induce epilepsy.
Many games appear before the start of the flashing epilepsy hint | self-cut
And sitting still for a long time, staring at the screen for a long time, is not a healthy lifestyle, it is likely to make people's neck sore, eye fatigue, and suffer from headache symptoms.
Games are meant to be a casual and relaxing activity, and they are not intended to be deliberately "harmful". However, all kinds of situations while gaming can lead to certain risks. Some experts have suggested that holding the handle/mouse in the wrong posture, as well as long-term non-relaxation, may lead to tenosynovitis.
In addition, for sports games like fitness rings, it is best not to rush into battle, and honestly complete the warm-up phase guided by Mipri teacher, it will be possible to avoid the problem of strains. Also try to organize the activity space at home and don't play in places with too many obstacles.
The author himself is also a victim of NS Sports|self-intercepted
Of course, proper relaxation in the game is also important. When the game reminds you to play for too long and need to take a break, you can relax yourself, after all, the tired self and nervous mood are not suitable for playing a good game.
So, as long as my fitness ring eats ash, it won't do me any harm!
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Resources:
[1] Kyriakou, Georgia, and Apostolos Glentis. "Skin in the game: Video-game–related cutaneous pathologies in adolescents." International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine8.2 (2021): 68-75.
[2]https://phys.org/news/2010-10-interactive-video-games-broad-range.html?deviceType=desktop
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[5]https://www.casinosource.co.uk/blog/the-most-common-gaming-injuries-revealed-2744300
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