Doctors are issuing warnings all over that prolonged use of the Nintendo Wii could result in injury, perhaps even a case of "Wii knee." Researchers from the Leeds Teaching Hospital have coined the term "Wii knee" after a rise in knee related injuries from the Wii have started to pop up.
Take it easy this Christmas, the Wii-mote does not need to be whipped around to register.
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According to doctors - who are predicting a rise in Wii injuries over Christmas as Nan and Granddad attempt to play Wii Sports - Tennis and Golf games are most likely to cause the painful sprain, or even a fracture.
Last year, osteopaths reported that they saw an increase in back patients after Christmas, and blamed the trend on over-excited Nintendo players.
"We treated a patient this week who had injured herself using a Wii. She was playing tennis with a partner and fractured one of the bones in her finger when he hit the back of her hand with the control," hand surgeon Richard Milner told The Telegraph.
It's all fun and games until somebody breaks a hand, twists their knee, or sprains their back.Last year, osteopaths reported that they saw an increase in back patients after Christmas, and blamed the trend on over-excited Nintendo players.
"We treated a patient this week who had injured herself using a Wii. She was playing tennis with a partner and fractured one of the bones in her finger when he hit the back of her hand with the control," hand surgeon Richard Milner told The Telegraph.
Take it easy this Christmas, the Wii-mote does not need to be whipped around to register.
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