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Dave Dempsey

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17. 7. 2015 - 14:55

Todays Webtip: E-Sport Injuries

Yes, even virtual sports can hurt you.

The early retirement of profit LoL-gamer Hai Lam brought e-sports injuries to the headlines. Anyone who thought gaming was an easy way to avoid the typical sport maladies is going to have to rethink that.

And I am not talking about the terrible cliches of too little movement and too many chips.

Otaku just ran an article highlighting the injuries with a link to an interview at Motherboard with a prominent sports doctor. One who says e-athletes are his second most common patients. Right after MMA fighters.

They also shared a video for some warm-up exercises you can do to avoid the worst case scenario.