Gaming problem: Injuries



Literature Review: Injuries problem for Gaming



  1. addiction,
  2. injuries,
  3. toxicity,
  4. mental health,
  5. escapism,
  6. social withdrawal,
  7. digital divide,
  8. mobile games,
  9. esports,
  10. copyright.



2 Injuries

THE PROBLEM — Excessive smartphone use has negative impacts on sleep quality, physical activities, obesity, headache, and eye strain with neck/shoulder musculoskeletal and visual symptoms among children and adolescents. Acute fractures and dislocations from video gaming have been reported, as well as overuse injuries such as wrist tendonitis. Signal transmission in both hemispheres of the brain might also be affected by impulse behavior and impaired response inhibition.

CASE STUDIES — … buy this booklet from Amazon …

CONCLUSIONS — A sustained period of smartphone uses significantly affect awkward posture in upper body region, which can lead to muscle fatigue and discomfort in the posterior neck area. The repetitive motions seen in video gaming may develop over time into severe orthopedic manifestations which may require extensive therapy or invasive surgery. Adolescents with internet gaming disorder demonstrate longer reaction time, lower accuracy, poor response inhibition, and impaired impulse control. The cumulative effect video games have on children’s development is somewhat unknown. Sleep quality only exerts a small mediating effect on the problematic gaming-psychological distress link. Transcranial direct current stimulation may be beneficial for problematic online gaming. The likelihood of overweight/obesity is higher among males compared with females who use the internet frequently. Video games are likely to have a more positive effect on cognitive ability than on physiological and mental health. Several types of glasses for use during play have been developed to address eyestrain associated with playing e-sports.  good influence on mind and body conditions after playing e-sports with gaming glasses suggests they are effective to prevent eye-fatigue. E-athletes are at a risk of developing cumulative trauma disorder, a physical injury that results from the cumulative effects of repetitive stressful movements or postures.


Gaming Problems
“Ten Problems for Gaming in the 2020s” booklet for Amazon Kindle, 2021; click on the cover to go to the dedicated Amazon listing page

By TenProblems

Literature Reviews for Inquisitive Minds