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Health Problems of Civilization
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Health Problems of Civilization Physical activity: diseases and issues recognized by the WHO
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2/2025
vol. 19
 
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS
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Original paper

ANALYSIS OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES AMONG ADULT INTERNET GAMING PLAYERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Artur Cieśla
1
,
Maciej Kochman
1
,
Monika Vašková
2
,
Agnieszka Guzik
1
,
Wojciech Czarny
3
,
Kamil Pelc
1
,
Beata Ružbarska
2
,
Mariusz Drużbicki
1, 4

  1. Faculty of Health Sciences and Psychology, College Medicum, University of Rzeszów, Poland
  2. Faculty of Sports, University of Prešov, Slovak Republic
  3. Faculty of Physical Culture Sciences, College Medicum, University of Rzeszów, Poland
  4. Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Poland
Health Prob Civil. 2025; 19(2):194-206
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2024.146017
Online publish date: 2025/02/20
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Background
Internet gaming (IG) leads to social disturbances, behavioral disorders, and physical impairments. The cross-sectional study focused on back pain experienced by IG players and investigated the relationships between pain complaints and the factors potentially predicting.

Material and methods
The survey was conducted online and a total of 1,104 IG players were recruited for the study. Disability assessment was performed using The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI).

Results
The majority of the respondents (72.1%) reported they experienced back pain. Assessment of pain showed significant differences (p<0.0001) with greater pain levels in the lumbar spine. The findings also show significant differences (p<0.001) in disability level between respondents who reported they did and did not get regular sleep at night. Significant differences (p<0.001) were also shown in the disability levels between the respondents engaging in sports or exercise and those who did not do any sport or exercise.

Conclusions
The prevalence of back pain complaints in IG players was high. Higher disability levels were observed in older gamers, individuals with lumbar spine pain, and those who did not get regular sleep at night, or do any sport or exercise. Future prospective longitudinal studies investigating the cause-and-effect nature of the findings are necessary.

keywords:

gaming, Internet, back pain, exercise, pain

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