Repetitive Stress and Overuse Injuries

Repetitive use injuries occur when you keep using particular muscles and tendons to the point where they become irritated and inflamed. The symptoms can become permanent if the repetition doesn’t stop. 

Injuries like this are very frequent in the fingers, hands, and arms of people that spend a lot of time playing video games.

Gamer's thumb and carpal tunnel syndrome are two common examples of video game-related injuries.