Children experience wrist and finger pain when using gaming devices and mobile phones over time

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 09:00 in Psychology & Sociology

For the first time, results on the impact of gaming devices on finger and wrist pain in children were presented today at the EULAR 2011 Annual Congress. Data comparing two schools in the USA demonstrate that young children experience high levels of pain following long term use of gaming devices and mobile phones indicating that excessive gaming may negatively impact on joint health.

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