Early last year, Thomas 'ZooMaa' Paparatto - at the time a top esports player in the Call of Duty League - made a startling announcement: He was retiring at the age of 25 due to lingering injuries.
Early last year, Thomas "ZooMaa" Paparatto - at the time a top esports player in the Call of Duty League - made a startling announcement: He was retiring at the age of 25 due to lingering injuries.
For casual observers, this might seem odd. How can Tom Brady win a Super Bowl at 43 while young gamers struggle to participate in a seemingly sedentary activity? Chuck Tholl, a research associate at German Sport University Cologne, says this perception is far from reality."Esports might not seem as active [as traditional sports]," he said, "but gamers are performing micromovements and fine motor skills that, without preventative measures, can very much harm their bodies.
"We're losing these players in their early 20s due to preventable injuries that could've been, and still can be, treated," she said. "I gave a talk at a medical convention in 2018 about esports medicine in a room full of thousands of people, and half of them started laughing when I said what I was doing," she recalled. "Gamers often go to pediatricians and primary care doctors for treatment, and they're the ones who need to know this information . . . but people don't take this stuff seriously."
"It will take time for us to educate the community about preventative measures," Hwu said. "It means changing it at the root - in high school, the collegiate level and lower pipelines where players first enter the sphere of esports." Signs of gaming-related injuries can manifest among pro players of any age. Archie Pickthall, a 16-year-old professional "Rocket League" player for Semper Esports, began experiencing significant wrist pain eight months ago. "I had a rough period where I could hardly do anything because the pain was so bad," he said. "I thought about whether I'd have to quit sooner than I wanted to.
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