The term sports injury evokes images of season-ending torn ACLs or broken legs, but in the world of esports, smaller injuries can be just as catastrophic for a player’s career.
Three years ago, Gian Leon was living his sporting dream. Using the gaming player name Styled, he moved from Perth to Sydney to playBut while his skills saw him climb the ranks from the esport team’s training academy to a paid contract, Leon was increasingly feeling weakness and pain in his wrist and hand.
The term “sports injury” evokes images of season-ending torn ACLs or broken legs, but in the world of esports, smaller injuries can be just as catastrophic for a player’s career: in 2021, topMore than 5.5 million Australians play video games, according to the Australian Sports Commission, which does not recognise esports as a sport.League of Legends, Fortnitewas valued at $US1.45 billion in 2022 by Fortune, which forecast it would top $US6.75 billion by 2030.
In 2022, 1 Health Point treated more than 300 injuries in gamers. Almost 100 had a tendinopathy, an overuse injury from repeated straining of a tendon, commonly in the elbow or the extensor carpi ulnaris or flexor carpi ulnaris .
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