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Wii video game carries doctor's warningPage 1Wii video game carries doctor's warningToo much time playing the Nintendo Wii video game system can give players an acute form of tenniselbow a doctor in Barcelona Spain warns. Dr. Julio Bonis of the Research Group in Biomedical Informatics has diagnosed acute "Wiiitis" a conditionhe discovered after a long session of Wii Sports tennis gave him a sore elbow.Unlike real tennis or other sports Wii encourages extended play because strength and endurance are notmajor factors Bonis wrote in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine. Wii lets one use a bat or atennis racket by waving a lightweight controller.The risk of Wiiitis may be higher than that of "Nintendinitis" which refers to pain brought on by using atraditional Nintendo controller Bonis said in a story reported Friday in the San Francisco Chronicle. Beforethere was Nintendinitis there was Space Invader Wrist. The key to avoiding Wiiitis is moderation said Bonis who recovered by taking Ibuprofen and turning offhis Wii game.Copyright 2007 by United Press InternationalThis document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study research no partmay be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only.Original story at www.physorg.com/news100530379.htmlPage 1/1

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