esports medicine
Maintain gaming Health
and
Facilitate peak performance
Physical Performance
Injury Treatment
Functional Gameplay
Our team of experts will properly assess and educate you on posture, functional movement, and physical fitness level. We provide services to individuals or organizations who are wanting to stay in the game, practice and compete pain-free.
The requirements that gaming instills can be very demanding. The most common form of injury with gaming comes from overuse. Constant repetitive movement that is performed incorrectly through the fingers, wrist, hands, forearms, shoulders, and head will develop pain and injury. Common symptoms are pinpoint pain, radiating pain, numbness, tingling, and irritation.
Common injuries but not limited to are:
Gamer's Thumb: Also known as tenosynovitis, is inflammation in the extensor pollicis brevis and/or abductor pollicis longus.
Mouse Elbow: Also known as Tennis Elbow, chronic injury to the extensor tendons of the forearm due to repetitive wrist extension.
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Impingement or irritation of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel located on the medial side of the elbow commonly referred to as the "funny bone".
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Impingement or irritation of the median nerve within the carpal space located on the palm side of the wrist.
Cervical Radiculopathy: Nerve irritation in the neck that can cause pain, numbness and/or weakness to the affecting nerves leading into the upper extremities such as the arm and hand.
Upper Cross Syndrome: Postural imbalance that occurs in the muscles of the neck, chest, upper back, and shoulders. This is often a result of prolonged sitting and will be exacerbated by poor posture.
Lower Cross Syndrome: Postural imbalance that occurs in the muscles of lower back, pelvis, glutes and thighs. This is often a result of prolonged sitting and will be exacerbated by poor posture.