Posted Mar 30, 2009 at 04:48PM by Glenn M.
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 Okay so now it's video games' fault that some people have finger
deformities. This is according to Miketomich.com, which says finger "injuries" can be sustained while playing
video games.The site is actually the result of a concerned grandfather's quest to find out why young'uns developed bent/twisted arthritic fingers. This quest took him five years and a half, and now he's passing on the word to anyone who doesn't want their kids to have screwed-up fingers. "This web site freely reveals the results to prevent further injures to children and adults," so the site says. The pic above shows the hands of 11 year old Whitney, who has been gaming since she was 2. Notice the middle finger deformity. In his study, he found that children develop the injuries because their bones are still too soft, soft enough to be bent by strong, repetitive forces. "The permanent and accumulative damage from these forces is silently inflicted without pain because of the numbing effects they deliver to the the soft bones," he said. So he now recommends that no one below eight years old should play video games, nor should anyone below five years should pick up a crayon and start coloring. It's not clear what methods he used to actually qualify the causality of video games in finger "injuries" but he did show pictures of hands that, according to him, were damaged by gaming. Check the site out via the source link below and see for yourself. Gaming takes the blaming: |
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by Lalipuna8 - 2009-03-30 |
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» Oh well
It is all evened out by the sharper eyesight. The world stays nicely balanced.
It is all evened out by the sharper eyesight. The world stays nicely balanced.
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by FlagBearer - 2009-03-30 |
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» But...
"Strong, repetitive forces" could mean almost anything done on a regular basis, from typing to gaming to coloring to eating. These "deformities" could be caused by reading books, if all a child did was read. This report is inaccurate, since it is impossible to tell which specific activity caused the deformities in this young girls hands (She could have liked art, and drawn a lot when she wasn't being playing video games [Willingly?]).
"Strong, repetitive forces" could mean almost anything done on a regular basis, from typing to gaming to coloring to eating. These "deformities" could be caused by reading books, if all a child did was read. This report is inaccurate, since it is impossible to tell which specific activity caused the deformities in this young girls hands (She could have liked art, and drawn a lot when she wasn't being playing video games [Willingly?]).
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Re: Luigi Panache - 2009-03-31 |
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» Strong, repetitive forces.
Hmm... Strong, repetitive forces...
Alright, that means no masturbating children!
Hmm... Strong, repetitive forces...
Alright, that means no masturbating children!
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by ajnauron - 2009-03-30 |
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» And this couldn't be from playing a piano?
All gaming has done for my fingers is improve dexterity and flexibility.
All gaming has done for my fingers is improve dexterity and flexibility.
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by Dremth - 2009-03-30 |
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» tard
This parent should have known better than to let his child play video games when her fingers were still growing and developing. Also, don't you think that maybe it's just this one kid? I've never known anyone who plays video games that has "deformed" fingers.
This parent should have known better than to let his child play video games when her fingers were still growing and developing. Also, don't you think that maybe it's just this one kid? I've never known anyone who plays video games that has "deformed" fingers.
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by anhero - 2009-03-30 |
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» well...
I could say my 2 index fingers have a slight deform (though not noticeable like in that pic) and both my thumbs are a bit bent too. I've been a gamer since my 4th birthday. This article for me seems common sense, I mean obviously if you're exposed to activities that bent your fingers or position them in unusual ways (like the position your index fingers make on the triggers) there's gonna be a change in the physical outlook of the fingers. When he's 2 he shouldn't have been overexposed to this activities, but sometimes parents can't always forsee the results of such actions.
I could say my 2 index fingers have a slight deform (though not noticeable like in that pic) and both my thumbs are a bit bent too. I've been a gamer since my 4th birthday. This article for me seems common sense, I mean obviously if you're exposed to activities that bent your fingers or position them in unusual ways (like the position your index fingers make on the triggers) there's gonna be a change in the physical outlook of the fingers. When he's 2 he shouldn't have been overexposed to this activities, but sometimes parents can't always forsee the results of such actions.
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by platon - 2009-03-30 |
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» LOL
Yeah right.
I never saw those wierd deformed and ugly fingers. I played video games for a really really long time now and they are perfect. Long enough to play guitar and piano, and long enough to be a real hardcore gamer, lol.
If a kid would have weird ears, does it HAS to be because he hears sound from a videogame? Those comments are useless.
Yeah right.
I never saw those wierd deformed and ugly fingers. I played video games for a really really long time now and they are perfect. Long enough to play guitar and piano, and long enough to be a real hardcore gamer, lol.
If a kid would have weird ears, does it HAS to be because he hears sound from a videogame? Those comments are useless.
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by WilLoW :--) - 2009-03-30 |
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» Well
My right thumb now produces cracking noises, and the culprit is definitely my extensive usage of the PSP, so I wouldn't be surprised that it has worse effects on young children.
Again, everything's a matter of proportions. Children shouldn't spend 8 hours a day playing video games anyway (says the guy who was doing 1week LAN parties in High school :/ )
And as it's been said earlier, the same goes for piano I guess (but the book example was just too far fetched guys, let's be serious).
My right thumb now produces cracking noises, and the culprit is definitely my extensive usage of the PSP, so I wouldn't be surprised that it has worse effects on young children.
Again, everything's a matter of proportions. Children shouldn't spend 8 hours a day playing video games anyway (says the guy who was doing 1week LAN parties in High school :/ )
And as it's been said earlier, the same goes for piano I guess (but the book example was just too far fetched guys, let's be serious).
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Re: yoshi314 - 2009-03-30 |
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» hmm
my wrists make similar noises as i move my hands around. so i've recently started to care about them much more.
thankfully i do a bit of excercising every morning, otherwise my spine would also be in bad condition.
all from using a pc since i was ~11 or something.
there is always some side effect to some repetitive activity, be it using a pad, keyboard, or anything else (doesn't even have to be pc/console related).
my wrists make similar noises as i move my hands around. so i've recently started to care about them much more.
thankfully i do a bit of excercising every morning, otherwise my spine would also be in bad condition.
all from using a pc since i was ~11 or something.
there is always some side effect to some repetitive activity, be it using a pad, keyboard, or anything else (doesn't even have to be pc/console related).
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by HirogaX - 2009-03-30 |
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» ...
Video Games made my reflexes, senses, & eye sight much sharper actually...
Video Games made my reflexes, senses, & eye sight much sharper actually...
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by Serosis - 2009-03-30 |
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» I challenge...
Anyone to prove this wrong, with reputable evidence that can not be denied. It can't be personal or word of mouth.
I know that gaming for long periods of time at a young age can have adverse affects on the bone structure and integrity of the hand and fingers, same as in typing, piano playing, and anything else that is finger intensive.
At this point in my life, having been gaming since I was five, I have massive callouses on my thumbs that hurt every now and then, they even bleed under the skin. I can't blame it on anything else but those damn console controllers, but I have no proof of it.
Anyways, I don't see why anyone is being offended by the article, it's not if someone is telling you that you can't play your "precious" games. It's just saying, "Hey, look out. You might get deformed fingers if you play for seriously extended periods of time at a young age."
Ge the sand out of your vagina's.
Anyone to prove this wrong, with reputable evidence that can not be denied. It can't be personal or word of mouth.
I know that gaming for long periods of time at a young age can have adverse affects on the bone structure and integrity of the hand and fingers, same as in typing, piano playing, and anything else that is finger intensive.
At this point in my life, having been gaming since I was five, I have massive callouses on my thumbs that hurt every now and then, they even bleed under the skin. I can't blame it on anything else but those damn console controllers, but I have no proof of it.
Anyways, I don't see why anyone is being offended by the article, it's not if someone is telling you that you can't play your "precious" games. It's just saying, "Hey, look out. You might get deformed fingers if you play for seriously extended periods of time at a young age."
Ge the sand out of your vagina's.
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Re: p0p0 - 2009-03-31 |
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» Centipedes
There are centipedes in vagina's! GOD! lol
anyway.
If your too dumb to know to stop doing something when it hurts (most basic animal instinct), then you deserve to enjoy your f*ed up hands.
There are centipedes in vagina's! GOD! lol
anyway.
If your too dumb to know to stop doing something when it hurts (most basic animal instinct), then you deserve to enjoy your f*ed up hands.
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Re: FreePlay - 2009-03-31 |
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» Idiot!!
"I challenge anyone to prove this wrong, with reputable evidence that can not be denied. It can't be personal or word of mouth."
You then go on to use PERSONAL ANECDOTES to defend your claim. Jesus CHRIST, learn to be consistent.
Prove it RIGHT first.
"I challenge anyone to prove this wrong, with reputable evidence that can not be denied. It can't be personal or word of mouth."
You then go on to use PERSONAL ANECDOTES to defend your claim. Jesus CHRIST, learn to be consistent.
Prove it RIGHT first.
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by Xx_SYNYSTER_xX - 2009-03-30 |
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» .....
its one of those things thats only bad for us when someone says it is
its one of those things thats only bad for us when someone says it is
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by ChaosZero112 - 2009-03-31 |
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» Oh Shi-
My finger look similar to those O_O
My finger look similar to those O_O
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by Darkthunder90 - 2009-03-31 |
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» ...
What kind of console puts someone's fingers like that? I mean the xbox, ps3 and nintendo may cause like a cup shape to our hands, but that girl looks like she was raping the controller.
What kind of console puts someone's fingers like that? I mean the xbox, ps3 and nintendo may cause like a cup shape to our hands, but that girl looks like she was raping the controller.
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Re: Serosis - 2009-03-31 |
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» well
it says she was playing since she was 2 years old, that's around the point in time when bones are still soft and easily manipulated, constant repetition of any activity will eventually have some effect.
Although that picture seems pretty severe like she was really grabbin the controller, and the fact that she is 11 puts the obvious consoles at blame, Playstation, N64, SNES, Sega Saturn, and possibly Dreamcast. (Some older consoles emitted for reasons unbeknown to the poster.)
it says she was playing since she was 2 years old, that's around the point in time when bones are still soft and easily manipulated, constant repetition of any activity will eventually have some effect.
Although that picture seems pretty severe like she was really grabbin the controller, and the fact that she is 11 puts the obvious consoles at blame, Playstation, N64, SNES, Sega Saturn, and possibly Dreamcast. (Some older consoles emitted for reasons unbeknown to the poster.)
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Re: Silver-Tiger - 2009-03-31 |
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» ---
my hands always hurted from to much playing on my NES. THAT controller messes up your hand!
my hands always hurted from to much playing on my NES. THAT controller messes up your hand!
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by whaleshark - 2009-03-31 |
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» I
Have to agree with this. My fingers are a LITTLE bent. not like anyone else i know, and thats because I am the only one of my friends thats a gamer. So, I think this has SOME truth to it.
Have to agree with this. My fingers are a LITTLE bent. not like anyone else i know, and thats because I am the only one of my friends thats a gamer. So, I think this has SOME truth to it.
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by Avyrex - 2009-03-31 |
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» Wat
Interesting. Both of my siblings and I have been gamers since we were old enough to hold a controller, and none of us have finger deformities...save for a very slight inward curve on my left index finger. I call shenanigans.
Interesting. Both of my siblings and I have been gamers since we were old enough to hold a controller, and none of us have finger deformities...save for a very slight inward curve on my left index finger. I call shenanigans.
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by jimftr - 2009-03-31 |
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» lol
i have been gaming for 10 years. my fingers are fine and look normal. how can a 2 year old play games anyway?
i have been gaming for 10 years. my fingers are fine and look normal. how can a 2 year old play games anyway?
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by Killa B - 2009-03-31 |
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» Interesting
My fingers actually do face outward, though not nearly as bad as the kid in that picture.
Still, I can't help but assume it's a total coincidence, since many other gamers have perfectly-shaped fingers. :P
But still, leave the poor guy alone. He's just "a concerned grandfather", and he's just trying to help people out. It's not like he's rallying to get some kind of law passed that would prevent kids from gaming.
Grandparents are such nice people. :3
My fingers actually do face outward, though not nearly as bad as the kid in that picture.
Still, I can't help but assume it's a total coincidence, since many other gamers have perfectly-shaped fingers. :P
But still, leave the poor guy alone. He's just "a concerned grandfather", and he's just trying to help people out. It's not like he's rallying to get some kind of law passed that would prevent kids from gaming.
Grandparents are such nice people. :3
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by pspsampsp - 2009-04-01 |
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» mmm.....
this made me look at my hands and i can see that my middle finger on my left hand curves outwards but then again i have broken it like 4 times so that could be the reason
this made me look at my hands and i can see that my middle finger on my left hand curves outwards but then again i have broken it like 4 times so that could be the reason
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by xche78x - 2009-04-01 |
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» as always
stupid people.
addiction to anything is bad!
eating gives us nutrition keeps us alive,
addiction to eating makes people fat, slow, weak innards etc.
work gives us income for our needs, addiction to working gives stress, mental problems, unease.
playing games makes us entertained, improve mental and coordination etc. addiction to gaming can result to anything bad.
stupid people.
addiction to anything is bad!
eating gives us nutrition keeps us alive,
addiction to eating makes people fat, slow, weak innards etc.
work gives us income for our needs, addiction to working gives stress, mental problems, unease.
playing games makes us entertained, improve mental and coordination etc. addiction to gaming can result to anything bad.
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by Acteon - 2009-04-04 |
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» God almighty...
What a load of absolute tosh. Why are these people wasting their time with this "research"? Morons.
What a load of absolute tosh. Why are these people wasting their time with this "research"? Morons.
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