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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:37 pm	Post subject: 'PlayStation thumb' A 13-year-old girl has become the youngest author to be published in South Africa's main medical journal for her research on "PlayStation thumb". More here. Aaron


iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:36 pm	Post subject: You know, I laughed when I saw this post, but this can become a pretty serious medical problem, given how popular consoles like PS, Xbox and GameCube are.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:45 pm	Post subject: ...and how often kids spend on them. I would imagine that many spend many hours a day, even on school days, playing them. Aaron

Fatman Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:54 pm	Post subject: Yeah i read the same thing and reported on this at my playstation site. Its shocking to hear that this causes such damage. Im sure that Sony cant be too pleased about this, why not Xbox thumb...

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:35 pm	Post subject: That's a good point, but perhaps it's indicative of how much Sony dominate the games console market. So, at the end of the day, they're probably not doing too badly. Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:11 pm	Post subject: Fatman wrote: Its shocking to hear that this causes such damage. I'd like to hear more about this "damage". What damage do your really get from this?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:15 pm	Post subject: In the hand, things like blisters, RSI, etc. In addition, I think some kids stay up to late playing these games, and go to school the next day feeling tired. That's very damaging when you think about it, as it's harming their education. Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:25 pm	Post subject: If I start thinking that video games are generally not doing any good to children including the fact that they can be very unhealthy to children, am I thinking like an old person?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:01 pm	Post subject: LOL... maybe, but thinking like an old person doesn't mean to say you're thinking wrong! I think the health implications of video games are very clear to see. I would be curious to see a graph of the increase of video games and the increases in obesity in children and I'm sure there are probably a lot of parallels. Aaron

bytech Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:46 pm	Post subject: I'd like to get a playstation thumb... but in the mean while I have a few new games sitting there, never played since I bought them, and I am getting a "mouse wrist". Last month I've spent more time in front of the PC than I did in the three months combined before that. Ack.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:06 pm	Post subject: bytech wrote: ... and I am getting a "mouse wrist". Try using keyboard more often .

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:07 pm	Post subject: Yeah, you shouldn't really need the mouse much at all... Also, do you use wrist supports at all? Personally, I don't... but I just wondered how much people do... Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:19 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: Also, do you use wrist supports at all? Personally, I don't... but I just wondered how much people do... Aaron There is this bad that I can rest my wrist on when I use my mouse. That's pretty comforting and I think that's good for my wrist.

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:37 pm

Post subject: 'PlayStation thumb'

A 13-year-old girl has become the youngest author to be published in South Africa's main medical journal for her research on "PlayStation thumb".

More here.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 5:36 pm

Post subject:

You know, I laughed when I saw this post, but this can become a pretty serious medical problem, given how popular consoles like PS, Xbox and GameCube are.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:45 pm

Post subject:

...and how often kids spend on them. I would imagine that many spend many hours a day, even on school days, playing them.

Aaron

Fatman

Joined: 25 Jun 2005

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:54 pm

Post subject:

Yeah i read the same thing and reported on this at my playstation site.

Its shocking to hear that this causes such damage.
Im sure that Sony cant be too pleased about this, why not Xbox thumb...

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:35 pm

Post subject:

That's a good point, but perhaps it's indicative of how much Sony dominate the games console market. So, at the end of the day, they're probably not doing too badly. Wink

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:11 pm

Post subject:

Fatman wrote:

Its shocking to hear that this causes such damage.

I'd like to hear more about this "damage". What damage do your really get from this?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:15 pm

Post subject:

In the hand, things like blisters, RSI, etc.

In addition, I think some kids stay up to late playing these games, and go to school the next day feeling tired. That's very damaging when you think about it, as it's harming their education.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:25 pm

Post subject:

If I start thinking that video games are generally not doing any good to children including the fact that they can be very unhealthy to children, am I thinking like an old person?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 10:01 pm

Post subject:

LOL... maybe, but thinking like an old person doesn't mean to say you're thinking wrong! Smile

I think the health implications of video games are very clear to see. I would be curious to see a graph of the increase of video games and the increases in obesity in children and I'm sure there are probably a lot of parallels.

Aaron

bytech

Joined: 30 Jun 2005

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:46 pm

Post subject:

I'd like to get a playstation thumb... but in the mean while I have a few new games sitting there, never played since I bought them, and I am getting a "mouse wrist". Last month I've spent more time in front of the PC than I did in the three months combined before that. Ack. Sad

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:06 pm

Post subject:

bytech wrote:

... and I am getting a "mouse wrist".

Try using keyboard more often Smile

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:07 pm

Post subject:

Yeah, you shouldn't really need the mouse much at all... Wink

Also, do you use wrist supports at all? Personally, I don't... but I just wondered how much people do...

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:19 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

Also, do you use wrist supports at all? Personally, I don't... but I just wondered how much people do...

Aaron

There is this bad that I can rest my wrist on when I use my mouse. That's pretty comforting and I think that's good for my wrist.

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