Hi guys,
Have any of you managed to give yourself an RSI (repetitive strain injury) like I have, by gaming?
Project Cars 1. After a few weeks playing I found the back of my neck would burn. On longer, multi-hour races it started to get really bad. I struggled on. However after a few months of this burning neck during longer races I got up to go to work one morning and I couldn't turn my neck without horrible muscle pain.
The sore neck cleared in a few days, but it left behind a grinding, clicking, grating like I had sand or gravel in my joints.
I gave up playing Projects cars, but 2 years on and I STILL have the grinding clicking neck. It even locks in place if I sit still for a while and has to be clicked hard to get it moving again. Went the local NHS physio but they told me to stetch it through all orrientations for 30 seconds once a day. While doing this clears the neck of it's current cracking, grinding, it just returns with an hour or less.
I bought Project Cars 2 and my neck is starting to do it's burning thing again. I need to assess my driving position in the game and see how I can make it better.
I don't suffer any neck problems driving in a real car, even for elongated periods. Although I suspect that is partly due to my head moving around a lot more in the real car and locked in place staring at an unmoving screen ahead in game.
Have any of you managed to give yourself an RSI (repetitive strain injury) like I have, by gaming?
Project Cars 1. After a few weeks playing I found the back of my neck would burn. On longer, multi-hour races it started to get really bad. I struggled on. However after a few months of this burning neck during longer races I got up to go to work one morning and I couldn't turn my neck without horrible muscle pain.
The sore neck cleared in a few days, but it left behind a grinding, clicking, grating like I had sand or gravel in my joints.
I gave up playing Projects cars, but 2 years on and I STILL have the grinding clicking neck. It even locks in place if I sit still for a while and has to be clicked hard to get it moving again. Went the local NHS physio but they told me to stetch it through all orrientations for 30 seconds once a day. While doing this clears the neck of it's current cracking, grinding, it just returns with an hour or less.
I bought Project Cars 2 and my neck is starting to do it's burning thing again. I need to assess my driving position in the game and see how I can make it better.
I don't suffer any neck problems driving in a real car, even for elongated periods. Although I suspect that is partly due to my head moving around a lot more in the real car and locked in place staring at an unmoving screen ahead in game.