{"id":401172,"date":"2022-01-29T20:24:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T17:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gamer-breaks-neck-while-wearing-virtual-reality-headset\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T20:24:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T17:24:32","slug":"gamer-breaks-neck-while-wearing-virtual-reality-headset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gamer-breaks-neck-while-wearing-virtual-reality-headset\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gamer breaks neck while wearing virtual reality headset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>r breaks neck while wearing virtual reality headset<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A German gamer has broken his neck while wearing a virtual reality headset after he moved too \u201cintensely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doctors claim the 31-year-old\u2019s \u201crepetitive\u201d movements led to the neck being damaged \u2014 before part of the bone finally \u201ccracked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man went to the hospital after experiencing a piercing pain in his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>X-ray scans later revealed the man had fractured his C7 neck vertebra \u2014 which sits near the base of the neck above the shoulders.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Experts from the University of Leipzig Hospital, who treated the gamer, believe it is the world\u2019s first documented of VR-related \u201cstress fracture.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Researchers say the unidentified man\u2019s injury resembled ones seen in runners and soldiers as detailed in a medical journal,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-10033285\/German-gamer-breaks-NECK-using-VR-headset.html?ito=social-facebook&amp;fbclid=IwAR0B0SkhYSHkZ0OFRmLdKe8aa0Qk1B33lDgoRrX-REUnL8bXwXH3n8im_3g\">MailOnline found.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virtual reality headsets, worth almost \u00a3400, can weigh almost 610g, though medics in the German man\u2019s case did not detail the brand used.<\/p>\n<p>The man needed to wear a type of neck brace for six weeks to support his neck while it healed and he made a full recovery after 12 weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The headsets are becoming increasingly popular equipment among gamers, with millions of them sold in both the UK and US in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr David Baur, an orthopedics and trauma specialist at the hospital where the man was treated, said the injury resembled \u201cclay-shoveler\u2019s fracture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This fracture is named after injuries recorded in clay miners in Australia in the 1940s.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/gamer-injured-160526-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The gamer went to the hospital after experiencing shooting pains in his neck.\" class=\"wp-image-21017626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/gamer-injured-160526-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/gamer-injured-160526-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/gamer-injured-160526-02-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The gamer went to the hospital after experiencing shooting pains in his shoulders.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Workers were injured after rapidly flinging material over their shoulders out of mining pits using shovels.<\/p>\n<p>This injury has also been recorded in professional athletes like volleyball players and horse riders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr Baur said: \u201cSince the patient had been playing VR games for many hours weekly with lightweight devices in his hands and on his head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe conclude that a stress-type fracture seems to be the more likely reason for the dislocated fracture of the spinous process from the seventh cervical vertebra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe repetitive movements and intense gaming habits could have led to a fatigue fracture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Repetitive stress fractures of this type are a common injury in soldiers on long marches, researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors did not detail exactly when the man was injured \u2013 but virtual reality headsets have become increasing popular among gamers in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found in the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s13256-021-02880-9\">Journal of Medical Case Reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/health\/4565426\/gamer-breaks-neck-from-vr-headset\/\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/29\/gamer-breaks-neck-while-wearing-virtual-reality-headset\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Gamer breaks neck while wearing virtual reality headset&#8221; A German gamer has broken his neck while wearing a virtual reality headset after he moved too \u201cintensely.\u201d Doctors claim the 31-year-old\u2019s \u201crepetitive\u201d movements led to the neck being damaged \u2014 before part of the bone finally \u201ccracked.\u201d The man went to the hospital after experiencing a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":401173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/gamer-injured-160526-02.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[125129,4965],"class_list":["post-401172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-1-29-22","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}