Too Much of a Good Thing: Video Game Addiction and ADHD

Video games have always been promoted as amazing sources of entertainment. But not much is said about the impact they have on a gamer’s health.

Back in 1980, when the big, jumbo-sized arcade games first came out, some gamers developed Pac Man’s elbow – a tendonitis caused by spending too much time manipulating the gaming joystick. Today, this trend has continued and we have Nintendonitis, or Nintendo thumb. Along with the notion that video games can have a negative impact on a player’s health.Continue reading