http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3441237.stm
Computer game teenager gets DVT
A boy who spent an entire day kneeling down playing computer games needed hospital treatment for a blood clot in his leg. Dominic Patrick, 14, from Merseyside, developed deep vein thrombosis after a rainy day inside with a games console. The potentially dangerous condition was caused because Dominic had his legs tucked under his body. DVT is rare in younger people - it is mainly linked to long periods of immobility in older patients.
Cases arising among long-haul airline passengers led to the condition being dubbed "economy-class syndrome" - a reference to the lack of legroom perhaps helping it develop. However, studies suggest that any situation in which someone spends hours sitting in one place - including at a desk in front of a screen - can increase the risk of a DVT.
Dominic noticed something was wrong when, after getting up from playing games all day, he got pins and needles in his legs and one of his calves swelled up. When this failed to go away, his father initially put it down to "growing pains", but eventually took him to a doctor, who diagnosed DVT.
The 14-year-old was prescribed a long course of the blood thinning drug warfarin to prevent any recurrence. His father told a newspaper: "This just proves that DVT can affect even the fittest and healthiest of children." This is not the first time that computer games have been implicated in DVT formation.
In Thailand, the authorities proposed a curfew on online gaming between 10pm and 6am amid fears of both "addiction" to role-playing games, and the dangers of marathon sessions. Mandatory play breaks every two hours were also proposed as a way of cutting the risk of DVTs.
Eli heppu siis oli pelannut kymmenisen tuntia ja istunut jalkojensa päällä ja siitä oli sitten seurauksena syvä laskimoveritulppa.
Kannattaa jaloitella välillä!
Computer game teenager gets DVT
A boy who spent an entire day kneeling down playing computer games needed hospital treatment for a blood clot in his leg. Dominic Patrick, 14, from Merseyside, developed deep vein thrombosis after a rainy day inside with a games console. The potentially dangerous condition was caused because Dominic had his legs tucked under his body. DVT is rare in younger people - it is mainly linked to long periods of immobility in older patients.
Cases arising among long-haul airline passengers led to the condition being dubbed "economy-class syndrome" - a reference to the lack of legroom perhaps helping it develop. However, studies suggest that any situation in which someone spends hours sitting in one place - including at a desk in front of a screen - can increase the risk of a DVT.
Dominic noticed something was wrong when, after getting up from playing games all day, he got pins and needles in his legs and one of his calves swelled up. When this failed to go away, his father initially put it down to "growing pains", but eventually took him to a doctor, who diagnosed DVT.
The 14-year-old was prescribed a long course of the blood thinning drug warfarin to prevent any recurrence. His father told a newspaper: "This just proves that DVT can affect even the fittest and healthiest of children." This is not the first time that computer games have been implicated in DVT formation.
In Thailand, the authorities proposed a curfew on online gaming between 10pm and 6am amid fears of both "addiction" to role-playing games, and the dangers of marathon sessions. Mandatory play breaks every two hours were also proposed as a way of cutting the risk of DVTs.
Eli heppu siis oli pelannut kymmenisen tuntia ja istunut jalkojensa päällä ja siitä oli sitten seurauksena syvä laskimoveritulppa.
Kannattaa jaloitella välillä!
