ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2024
Comparing health risks and musculoskeletal issues between professional and casual mobile esports players: a cross-sectional descriptive study in Jakarta.
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- Do Esports Players Experience Pain? Pain Prevalence of Esports Players: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Musculoskeletal disorders in eSports athletes: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and associated risk factors in Brazilian esports players: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Prevalence of voice problems and associated risk factors in electronic sports players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- A Cross-Sectional Survey on Musculoskeletal Pain Among Professional and Non-Professional Gamers in Saudi Arabia: Associations with Gaming Genre, Duration, and Ergonomic Factors.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Aerobic capacity, strength, and cognitive performance of e-sports athletes and their determinants.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
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Abstract
Mobile gaming poses significant health risks, such as musculoskeletal (MSK) and eye problems, as players maintain the same posture for long periods. The objective of the current study is to describe the prevalence and assess the association of musculoskeletal and eye problems among professional gamers (PG) and casual gamers (CG) with their physical activity level and physical fitness. A total of 94 mobile-gaming athletes (43 PG, 51 CG) were prospectively recruited in this study. Descriptive analysis was performed for BMIs, fatigue scores, musculoskeletal problems profile, and eye problems profile. The associations between physical activity level, BMI, grip strength, flexibility, and MSK injury were tested with a Chi-square test. A total of 65.96% of the players experienced MSK complaints, with the shoulder (26.2%), neck (25.4%), and hand (21.3%) being the top three affected regions. This study also found ocular issues among the players, with eye fatigue (
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