Is he hurt or happy?: Doctors are reporting seeing an increase in injuries incurred by people playing Wii games. Is this guy one of them?Courtesy JoitsIt shouldn’t be surprising that the growing Wii phenomenon is making an impact at medical clinics. And I guess it only makes sense – a video game that encourages people to get up off the couch and move around actively is going to lead people into injuries.

Despite imbedded reminders in the game that participants should take an occasional break, doctors are reporting seeing an uptick in the number of “repetitive stress injuries” incurred from doing the same motions over and over. They’re also seeing some ankle sprains, twisted knees and other traumatic injuries caused by Wii activities.

Seems to me that just like with “real” physical activities, people would be better off doing some pre-Wii stretching, pacing themselves and shuffling up the Wii activities they play.

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