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New Medical Disorder Linked To Gaming

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-bad-case-of-tetris-eye dept.

oldspewey writes "A new skin disorder caused by use of games consoles has been identified by skin specialists. The condition, dubbed "PlayStation palmar hidradenitis", is described in the British Journal of Dermatology. Researchers outline the case of a 12-year-old girl who attended a Swiss hospital with intensely painful sores on the palms of her hands. The girl, who had been using a games console regularly, recovered fully after 10 days of abstinence. The doctors suspect that the problem was caused by tight and continuous grasping of the console's hand-grips, and repeated pushing of the buttons, alongside sweating caused by the tension of the game. Nina Goad, of the British Association of Dermatologists said: 'This is an interesting discovery and one that the researchers are keen to share ... If you're worried about soreness on your hands when playing a games console, it might be sensible to give your hands a break from time to time, and don't play excessively if your hands are prone to sweating.'" We called it Tekken thumb.

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  1. Button mashers by internerdj · · Score: 5, Funny

    They get what they deserve...

  2. what? by Adult+film+producer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sounds like ordinary blisters to me. Let them heal up and come back again in a few days and your hands will be tougher and stronger.

  3. Not to be confused by tritonman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not to be confused with "MasturBation palmar hidradenitis"

    1. Re:Not to be confused by ISoldat53 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I only did it until I needed glasses.

  4. Re:The controller did this? by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dude, this was a 12 year old *girl*.

    Everyone knows girls can't masturbate.

  5. Re:Is this a joke? I can't tell... by D+Ninja · · Score: 5, Funny

    People get sores on their hands from rubbing stuff!

    Also known here at Slashdot as, Friday night.

  6. This is not a gaming disorder by surferx0 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Those sores and blisters look exactly like my hands from lifting weights without gloves.

    I can't believe they are calling this a "disorder" and relating it to gaming when it is just a simple and common case of friction blisters and callous that form under any similar circumstance.

  7. There's more going on here... by decoy256 · · Score: 5, Funny
    "The girl, who had been using a games console regularly, recovered fully after 10 days of abstinence."

    "abstinence"? How does not having sex help out in this situation? And it took her 10 days to recover?!? Who's she dating?