Tuesday, February 19th 2008
Wii Users Face New Problem: Tendinitis and Sports Injuries
When the Nintendo Wii was first released, several people took Wii Sports too seriously. The wrist straps to the controllers snapped, and Wiimotes went flying into a plethora of very fragile things. When Nintendo replaced the straps with much stronger ones, it seems that some people went crazy. Now, several reports are coming in that Wii gamers are facing a new problem: tendinitis, due to moving too much. Since gamers get much more physically into the game than they normally would, they try to mimic the actual movement the activity on screen would require. This stresses muscles a lot more than you'd think, especially after a long period of time. Most problems are surfacing in 30-40 year olds, who really don't play too many video games, and suddenly became very involved in Wii gaming. Strangely, it's actually children that warn adults not to get too into gaming.
Source:
Neoseeker
16 Comments on Wii Users Face New Problem: Tendinitis and Sports Injuries
that's funny cause I always tell adults that!
We have know this for years (long before there were computers).
Shut off the game and go do something else. Problem solved.
This is seriously a funny thing, I might get a Wii since... well i'm unfit. If the Wii means that players will train like atheletes, I dont see anything wrong with it :p. Its a sports game anyway, I wouldnt be surprised if these people were very unfit before... and now are fit.
How is this bad though?
Now i'm stuck with golf and bowling until the shoulder gets better... :(
Still love my wii to bits though!! :roll:
Bowling and 'drunken boxing' are the best, imo :D