Nintendo Wii causes 10 injuries per week
10 Brits are being hospitalized each week ... by playing the Nintendo Wii.
The popular games console is said to be causing a raft of knee, elbow and backs injuries to gamers.
In extreme cases docs say they have even seen people who have dislocated their knee caps or popped them out completely.
And the number of injuries are expected to rocket during the holiday period as older family members try to take on the kids at tennis, skiing and boxing.
Doctors have identified "Wii-knee" and "Wii-elbow" as the most common injuries caused by sudden movements and violent tendon stretching.
Gamers are advised to perform stretching exercises before playing to avoid needing the treatments which can include cortisone injections and anti-inflammatory painkillers ... non of which are virtual.
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