Carpal Tunnel Addiction

    This article by KidsHealth's "Are Video Games Bad for Me?", I learned many bad side effects of too much gaming. I read that you can become overweight. It also stated "It's hard to get enough active play and exercise if you're always inside playing video games." This means you could become very unfit for physical actions (like construction or picking up things). It also wrote "...may lead to health problems." This could show how you could have a

In “Electronic Gaming Monthly,” there was an article that explained the top five negative aspects of videogames. Isolation: people can become obsessed over a videogame. Shawn Woolley, a young fan of the popular Everquest, committed due to bankruptcy. The game makes you pay-as-you-play, and he played too much. Addiction: people have been known to “forego work, relationships, and even food for the sake of their online play.” Physical problems: many of today’s games have vibrating controllers to give a more interactive feeling. A 15 year-old kid developed “hand-arm vibration syndrome,” burning sensations and inflammation in the hands and arms, due to playing on his Playstation too much. Violence: Senator Joseph Lieberman ran a campaign against Mortal Kombat due to its “spine-ripping gore.” Even Captain Kangaroo was brought in, explaining that videogames teach lessons to kids that would cause a parent to faint. Violence numbing: when a child plays a violent videogame, the terrible news in today’s world barely faze them since they have seen worse in the videogame, even though it wasn’t real.

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The United States of America contain about 123,229,000 households. Out of about 123,229,000 four out of five of the households have a system used to play video games. Also, forty-two percent of Americans play for at least three hours a week. The average eight to twelve year-old plays video games for thirteen hours a week. While the average eighteen year-old play video games fourteen hours a week. Many have claimed that they have had problems in their fingers. After a while many people have wondered if playing video games has an effect on the muscles and bones in your fingers. Yes, playing video games have many effects on your fingers. It can cause irritation to the muscles in your fingers. Video games can cause osteoarthritis and carpal

On Symptomfind, studies have shown that “years of video games can lead to issues on a person’s thumbs later in life, especially because this area of the body is prone to osteoarthritis” (www.symptomfind.com). The Entertainment Software Association has even stated that “on average, gamers have been playing for 13 years” and that “42 percent of Americans play video games regularly, or at least three hours per week” (www.theesa.com). If you do the math and configure all of that out, then that's gotta be way too much time for anyone to play a video game every day for 13

My brother would play in the middle of the night and would always get in trouble. He was obsessed! Jack Flanagan, in his article, “The Psychology of Video Games” reports, “Video games are built to exploit this part [reward system] of our brain. Kill monster, get points. Complete level, get happy music. Win game, feel satisfied. It’s a very simple and primitive part of who we are.” However, I think video games offer much more than addictive downfalls. Daphne Bavelier, scientist at the University of Rochester and the University of Geneva, researched on how video games enhance people’s vision and attention control in which she discusses in her speech, “Your Brain on Video Games.” I believe the benefits of video games outweigh the harmful consequences they cause because video games offers finer motor skills and as the zombies we are, we want bigger and better brains to

video games have also a negative effect on the health of children like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has long been related with computer use this caused when the main nerve between the forearm and hand is held or pressed. This occurs when the carpal tunnel the area of the wrist that contains the main nerve becomes irritated. Overuse of a computer mouse can cause such irritation, as can extreme use of a video game

The warning signs of video game addiction are playing for longer periods as time goes on, you start to ignore basic human needs such as eating, sleeping, or needing to go to the bathroom, poor performance at work or school, or as escapism for difficult life situations. Psychical effects include poor personal hygiene, disturbances in your hormones from sleep deprivation, and “Video Gamer’s Thumb” (Repeated use of your thumb which causes swelling and tendonitis).

If a person sits for hours playing video games day in and day out, it will affect not only your brain but different aspect in your life. The act of playing video games is not harmful. When you exercise excessive

A study was conducted in order to assess and determine the detrimental effects of video game overload. “The purpose of the present study was to examine the long term trajectory of problem gaming symptoms among adult regular video gamers.” (King, Delfabbro, & Griffiths, 2013, p. 72) This was a long term study of adult participants. There have been few studies on the harmful effects of video game addiction in the past ten years, and almost all of them used different forms of methodology, sample sizes, and recruitment methods; there have been less than 60 professionally done empirical studies on this matter (King et al., 2013.) The movement has picked up a good deal of support recently, with the last five years consisting of several large studies on mostly adolescent gamers, but at the time of this study, gaming addiction had still yet to be included in major

As a starter, playing video games for a long time causes tension in the neck, hands and elbow. This happens from sitting all the time and in the same position for many hours, using only hands, wrists, fingers, and elbows to work the control. According to Joseph Green in Video Games and Physical Health, “Some people play video games for too long. This tension and repetition can strain body parts such as the neck, wrist, or elbow. The strain can cause pain.” This argument is relevant because when people, and especially children, don’t know about the damage caused by being so long in the same position,

First of all, the effects of the video game on a person depends on what type of game it is. Some of the most popular games are Call of Duty, and GTA 5. According to npr.org, “ People who played action video games that involve first-person shooters, such as Call of Duty and Medal of Honor, experienced shrinkage in a brain region called the hippocampus, according to a study published Tuesday in Molecular Psychiatry.” (Columbus) Even if it has a negative effect, it also has positive outcomes. Games are also rated by a

Can video games take over a persons’ life, that is the question. Video games can become addicting just like drugs, caffeine, and gambling. This is because they were designed to, just like everything else, they want to keep a person coming back for more and more. People from all over the world play games from Japan, to China, and the United States. Some types of gaming systems can come from computers, cell phones, and gaming consoles like XBOX1, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Wii U. Here are some reasons why video games can take over a persons’ life, which can come from the fantasy world, having privacy, and the challenge of beating the game.

Playing video games for hours at a time in one day, every day of the week can lead to another major problem, gaming addiction. Youth may become obsessed with the game and think they have to beat it before they do anything else and never want to leave their rooms because they want to consistently play the game. Dr. Russell A. Sabella states in his article on Education.com that: “for most people, computer use and video game play is integrated into their lives as a balanced manner. For others, time spent on the computer or video games is out of balance and has displaced work, school, friends, even family”(Sabella). Becoming addicted to video games can cause a lot of problems in the family because some parents like to have family dinners and they have to literally fight with their kid to get

The effects of gaming on a person is a controversial issue. Many people believe that it is a bad influence, but there is also evidence that games can have positive effects on a person’s health. Many studies have been done into the topic of the effects of video games on a person. The findings show that video games have a positive effect on a person’s mental and social health and have many unrelated health benefits.