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Study Examines Posture of Young Gamers

By pete_gallagher

Glinn & Giordano, a California-based physical therapy business, recently conducted a study which focused on the posture of gamers between the ages of five and fifteen.

The study, done in conjunction with the Cal State Bakersfield Department of Physical Education, watched the youngsters as they played a title for five minutes. Preliminary findings, as offered by Bakersfield.com, suggested that 'posture became worse as the five minutes wore on and that children sitting in chairs had better posture both at the start and finish than did those sitting on the floor.'

Glinn & Giordano's Brian Monroe, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, therefore recommended that games should be played from a chair 'with feet flat on the ground and back support." He also suggested that parents should correct the posture of their kids if they see a forward-leaning head, rounded shoulders and/or the lower back rounding forward.
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on June 01, 2010 (boomark / email).