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• Actively Proactive
  A child being an avid gamer is old news, believe it or not. I was one myself. I am still an avid gamer, though my childhood days have passed. I have survived many years of use of systems such as the NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis and PC (not just for gaming), without a back injury or arthritis.
  
  It's a matter of what position the user is in when using their system, be it console, handheld, PC or Mac. If you are going to leave the responsibility in the hands of the children, the probability is that their posture will continue to deteriorate. If parents start to monitor the way their kids are sitting/standing/lying down they will be able to prevent the kind of injuries that come from improper positioning.
  
  Personally, I'm constantly changing my sitting or lying positions when I play games (every 10 minutes or so), although when the Nintendo Wii comes out, I'll probably be finding myself moving even more often. When on the computer, I sit straight up or lie back in my seat.
  
  As far as the kids' thumbs, it's probably genetic. I don't know any gamers who can bend their thumbs back that far, or even come close.

  May 31, 2006

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