Musculoskeletal pain is common in competitive gaming: a cross-sectional study among Danish esports athletes

Lindberg, Line; Nielsen, Simon Bay; Damgaard, Mads; Sloth, Ole Rolskov; Rathleff, Michael Skovdal; Straszek, Christian Lund

doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000799

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“…Esports are considered as a form of sport that has had a great development in recent years (Hamari & Sjöblom, 2017;Kane & Spradley, 2017;Jenny et al, 2017), it has seen an increase in the number of people who perform them and the interest in competitive esports is growing (Lindberg et al, 2020), its main characteristic is based on the practice facilitated by electronic systems, another factor to consider is that in this discipline athletes compete connected to the internet in different locations around the world (Bayrakdar et al, 2020). From an organizational point of view, the competition systems are regulated worldwide (Bayrakdar et al;Jenny et al, 2017) and competitions are broadcast globally thanks to the media, promoting the games and players involved (Martorell Castellano & Rom Rodríguez, 2011).…”

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Professional Esports Players are not Obese: Analysis of Body Composition Based on Years of Experience

2021

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Esports are considered a form of electronic sports that have become an important element of popular culture. Its evolution and continuous development have led to consider esports as a profession, increasing the number of players, practice modalities and hours of play dedicated to this field. Therefore, scientific and economic contributions have increased in recent years, however, there is little research on body composition in this group of players. To describe the anthropometric characteristics and body composition in professional esports players according to the years of experience. The sample consisted of 53 esports players competing in the Spanish professional league, with a mean age of 21.01 ± 0.39 years, whose body composition was measured by electrical bioimpedance with the TANITA® BC-601F Segment device. No differences were found between groups nor significant associations according to linear regression (p<0.05) between body composition variables and years of experience as a professional player. The years of practice, as well as the esports practiced have no influence on the body composition of professional esports players.

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Professional Esports Players are not Obese: Analysis of Body Composition Based on Years of Experience

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“…Studies were mainly cross sectional, with the exception of one experimental study [ 26 ]. Out of the four possible video gaming devices (computers, consoles, handhelds, smartphones), seven studies included one device [ 25 , 26 , 33 – 37 ], three studies included two devices [ 38 – 40 ] and six studies included three or more devices [ 41 – 46 ]. Due to insufficient information, it is not possible to rule out that in two studies [ 37 , 39 ] more than the indicated devices were used.…”

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“…The main body regions of reported musculoskeletal pain were the neck ( n = 7), back ( n = 6), shoulders ( n = 5) and hands ( n = 5). As the evaluation method, in eleven of the studies self-designed non-standardized questionnaires were used [ 25 , 36 – 39 , 41 – 46 ]. Moreover, in two studies standardized questionnaires or checklists were used [ 33 , 40 ] and one study each involved the use of electromyography (EMG) data and a visual analog scale [ 26 ], a clinical test and a partially standardized questionnaire [ 34 ] or only a partially standardized questionnaire [ 35 ].…”

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Musculoskeletal disorders in video gamers – a systematic review

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Bickmann

Wechsler

et al. 2022

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Video gaming is a recreational activity with yearly increasing popularity. It is mostly a sedentary behavior combined with repetitive movements of the upper limbs. If performed excessively, these movements may promote strain injuries and a sedentary lifestyle is one of the contributing factors to musculoskeletal disorders. Therefore, a systematic review was conducted to evaluate if video gaming negatively affects the musculoskeletal system of video gamers. Methods PubMed, Web of Science and The Cochrane Library were systematically searched in order to identify relevant peer reviewed original articles in English published between 2000 and 2021. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method was used for the analysis. Studies were included when they contained investigations of changes of the musculoskeletal system due to video gaming in healthy individuals. Studies with participants older than 60 years or solely psychological, social or cardiovascular outcomes were excluded. An adapted version of the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale was used for the risk of bias analysis. Results Sixteen observational studies involving a total of 62,987 participants met the inclusion criteria. A majority (11) of the studies reported statistical negative musculoskeletal changes due to video game playtime. Four studies did not report changes and one study found no effect of video game playtime on the musculoskeletal system. Out of the eleven studies, which demonstrated a negative impact of video game playtime on the musculoskeletal system, the most reported painful body parts were the neck (n = 4), shoulder (n = 4) and back (n = 3). Ten studies reported odds ratios (OR) for the dependence of the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders on video game playtime. In eight studies OR were significantly increased (1.3—5.2). Conclusion Eleven out of twelve studies demonstrated a negative impact of video game playtime on the musculoskeletal system. In particular, excessive video game playtimes (> 3 h/day) seemed to be a predictor for the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders. Due to their great popularity across multiple generations, specific and tailored prevention and health promotion programs for video gamers need to be developed to counteract this important public health issue.

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“…The symptoms that usually felt in the neck muscles include intermittent pain, tightness, or spasm, yet these would not interfere with the daily activities. 7 Playing a duration of 13-18 months had a moderate prevalence of pain, possibly caused by a longer and larger loading on the neck muscles than 6-12 months that caused muscle tightness that refers to pain. The pain interfered with daily activities, but it usually still might be controlled.…”

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Online Game Duration Associated to Neck Functional Disability in Esports Athletes

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Andika²,

Dewi³

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Background: Online games are a form of online recreational activity that is very easy to access and can be played at any time. Playing online games for a long time can cause several disturbances, such as a neck's functional disorder. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the duration of playing online games and Neck Functional Disability among esports. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study which was conducted in November-December 2019. The sample in this study is recruited from the esport community in Denpasar-Bali, with 62 respondents. Results: The data from 62 people, the range of active esport activity duration was 12-24 months, and the duration of active playing games per day was 5-10 hours. Most respondents aged 18-21 years were 47 respondents (75.8%), and at the age of 22-25 years were 15 respondents (24.2%). More male respondents were 42 respondents (67.7%) than 20 female respondents (32.3%). Respondents in the 13-18 months category were 28 respondents (45.2%). Category 19-24 months as many as 16 respondents (28.8%), and category 6-12 months as many as 18 respondents (29.0%). There were 24 respondents in the neck disability categories (38.7%), 18 in the severe category (29.0%), and 20 in the mild category (32.3%). Conclusion: Regardless of this study's limitations, respondents who participated actively in sports for a long period was associated with neck disabilities. Respondents who actively play online games for13-18 months and 19-24 months are associated with moderate and severe neck disabilities.

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Musculoskeletal pain is common in competitive gaming: a cross-sectional study among Danish esports athletes

Cited by 35 publications

References 11 publications

Professional Esports Players are not Obese: Analysis of Body Composition Based on Years of Experience

Professional Esports Players are not Obese: Analysis of Body Composition Based on Years of Experience

Musculoskeletal disorders in video gamers – a systematic review

Online Game Duration Associated to Neck Functional Disability in Esports Athletes

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