Come on! Isn't this nation soft enough? We've already been labeled with being too fat, unoriginal, lacking passion, lacking interest in political issues, maintaining an obsession with celebrities--but now we can't even play video games without getting hurt.
Yes, apparently we're so inept at real-life sports and fitness, that we even get hurt in virtual sports.
Would you even report an injury caused from playing a video game? Don't you believe we're overzealous about our health? A few bruises is nothing to sneeze about.
Please say you're not suffering from tendonitis due to virtual tennis.
Here's a clipping from Sun Writer Dustin Harris, covering one of the state's best swimmers, who sustained a shoulder injury while playing the Wii.
AURORA - Nintendo has certainly gotten edgier, but apparently it's
slightly dangerous as well.
According to Neuqua Valley coach Chad Allen, the company's new gaming
system, the Nintendo Wii[0], was the reason star junior swimmer Brian[0] Alden[0]
was absent from the pool in the visiting Wildcats 106-80 win over
crosstown rival Waubonsie Valley Tuesday night.
Alden[0] injured his shoulder while using the console's wireless remote
that straps to the wrist and allows gamers to swing the remote around as a
means to interact with the game.
I'd be embarrassed, but I can definitely see it happening to anyone. Those controllers don't weigh anything and you're swinging as hard as possible some times because you want to do well.
It hurts my wrists some times.
Hearing about that swimmer makes me feel better, though.
I remember when reading about Alden's injury and thought it was silly, maybe exageratted. My children are complaining about their elbows now too.
It's a fun game. But when people are so into it, they tend to get carried away.
I have been sore after playing Wii, but I wouldn't describe it as an injury. After Christmas, at my chiropractor, everyone was talking about how they are sore after playing it, though. However, my biggest concern after getting it was I was put my hand right through the TV while bowling.