A Boy Implements Evidence into Practice

Initial thoughts on active video games, such as the Wii, included, "hey, it's better than nothing."

Is it though? 

An 11-year old (Deniz Ince) noticed more pain in his finger joints and wondered if the pain was related to playing video games.  Ince's dad, a rheumatologist, must have introduced him to Yusuf Yazici, MD to assist in answering if playing video games contributed to finger joint pain in kids.

The 11-year old was listed as the lead investigator of the submitted abstract which was accepted at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting.

Of the various game consoles and handheld units, the Wii was the only device associated with pain for all 7-12 year old kids regardless of how many hours it was played.

I loved Deniz Ince's thoughts on the Wii after his study was presented.  Based on the study findings, he is no longer playing video games as much as he was.

If an 11-year old boy can change his behaviors based on evidence, why do adults have so much difficulty?

photo by Ian Muttoo via Flickr

~Selena