Games: Gaming Injuries
For a gamer there are definitely some risks involved when it comes to a big level of dedicated gaming. I’m talking about “health” risks. Watch carefully and you’ll see them limp after a particularly heated session with the DDR mat, or they’ll complain of a tingling sensation in their hand after 5 hours with Grand Theft Auto IV.

According PC Magazine’s article some common gaming injuries are:
- Playing Nintendo Wii Sports, such as Tennis and Golf. The simulation of “real” movements can aggravate muscles.
- Extended strumming (such as hitting the strum bar so many times during “Run to the Hills”) and keeping your hand around the guitar fret for hours can lead to this dreaded Rock Band condition. May also irritate Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Due to the excess use of the Nintendo game controller, gamers can develop a form of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). A PC Mag staff member developed Nintendo Thumb after trying to execute the Zangief pile driver in Street Fighter.
- WASD Wrist, happens while unwittingly holding your hand at a funny angle during an extended bout of first-person shooters.
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