Wii and iPhone related injuries skyrocket
They may have been must have gizmo’s this Christmas but both the Wii and iPhone have left many of their owners nursing painful injuries, according to the British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM).
Osteopaths have reported a 70% surge in patients reporting to their clinics presenting symptoms of arm, shoulder and neck pain after over exerting themselves over the festive break. Many were also left nursing headaches after spending their extra leisure time over the holidays sat in front of the screens.
Wii tennis appears to be a particularly dangerous pursuit with many novices picking up the racket without first having performed the appropriate warm ups and stretching exercises, said osteopath Manoj Mehta.
But it isn’t just videogames at fault noted Mehta: “Indivduals on iPhones have their neck bent to one side and are flexed forward and that builds up tension. People ignore it and then they wonder why they experience pain during a day to day activity.”