Wiiitis.The term was coined by the Spanish Julio Bonis, from the Barcelona biomedical informatics research group, in a letter sent to the magazineNew England Journal of Medicinein 2007. It is abouta type of tendonitis, similar to that caused by sports injuries, suffered by those who virtually play tennis, golf, bowling and other sports with the Nintendo Wii console. The risk of injury increases in these cases because, while in a real sport like tennis the energy dissipates when hitting the ball, with the Wii remote we hit the air, and the energy accumulates in the joint and the tendons. In addition, it is inadvisable to use the Wii without a physical warm-up.
Palmar hydradenitis of the PlayStation.Skin disease described in 2009 in the specialized journalBritish Journal of Dermatologyby Professor Vincent Piguet, from the Geneva University Hospital (Switzerland). The main symptoms arepainful irritation and red bumps on the palms of the hands. Specialists suspect that it appears from keeping the game controller firmly held for many hours, to which is added excess sweating due to the tension of the game. It is cured with a few days of “abstinence”.
Computer visual syndrome.Headache,eyestrain, double vision, Difficulty focusing, dry or red eyes, photophobia (intolerance to light) … These are the symptoms of Computer Visual Syndrome, recently described by the American Ophthalmological Association and quite common among those who spend hours playing in front of the screen. One of hispossible explanations is the deficit in blinkingSince while a person is talking he blinks around 22 times a minute, in front of the computer screen he only blinks seven times, increasing the irritation of the eyes.
