| The explosion of popularity in video game | | | | are similar to carpal tunnel syndrome in nature, |
| systems and computer usage has also led to the | | | | and many of these are believed to be a result of |
| problem of carpal tunnel syndrome coming to the | | | | increased video game playing.Though carpel tunnel |
| forefront of society in general. As carpal tunnel | | | | syndrome is usually an affliction that affects |
| syndrome and other similar injuries continue to | | | | individuals over the age of thirty, though some |
| increase, and afflict younger and younger | | | | children have been known to have it. Injuries such |
| individuals, questions arise as to how relevant a | | | | as tendonitis, bursitis, and other injuries are |
| link exists between carpal tunnel syndrome and | | | | becoming more and more common among young |
| video games. While the general assumption is | | | | kids. Bitingly called Nintendonitis or Nintendo thumb |
| made that a correlation does exist, and that kids | | | | by a lot of parents, the constant use of video |
| who play a lot of video games will be at increased | | | | games is the cause of many repetitive strain |
| risk for carpal tunnel syndrome than those who | | | | injuries, of which carpal tunnel syndrome is |
| do not, but surprisingly few studies have been | | | | included. Not only is the problem because of the |
| done at his point to confirm or deny that. The | | | | home video game systems and computer video |
| most recent studies seem to have some | | | | games, but also portable video games and game |
| unexpected and startling results.Several recent | | | | boy-like systems have only worsened the |
| studies funded by the federal government | | | | problem.Doctors say that hours of sitting in the |
| suggest that there actually is no connection | | | | same exact position using the thumb and finger |
| between carpal tunnel syndrome and office work, | | | | muscles over and over again is what causes |
| carpal tunnel syndrome and computer use, or | | | | muscle imbalance, leading to pain and other |
| carpal tunnel syndrome and playing video games. | | | | functional problems. Like in any activity, some |
| While each of these things may affect certain | | | | exercise is good, but if you continually use the |
| individuals negatively, most of the studies that | | | | same muscle or groups of muscles without |
| have actually been done recently seem to | | | | exercising their counterpart in order to maintain |
| suggest that individuals who play a lot of video | | | | balance, the end results are going to be injury and |
| games or do a lot of computer work have the | | | | pain. While most likely a six or seven year old child |
| same percentage rate of carpal tunnel syndrome | | | | will not get carpal tunnel syndrome no matter |
| per capita than those who do not. Though, touting | | | | how much he/she plays, they will have other |
| this study may not be the end all, be all, of an | | | | injuries that can make them more susceptible to |
| argument, because there are many injuries that | | | | carpal tunnel in the future. |