Am I the only fool that got hurt using the Wii???

[cepmom]

man....I was playing Toy Story Mania with Dnephew yesterday and I hurt my back. It hurts so much that I called out of work today so I can go to the chiropractor! I'm just glad they didn't ask how I hurt myself....that would have been embarrasing

Am I the only one that got hurt playing a video game??

 

[Robinrs]

I use the Wii Fit and Just Dance and YES, the old lady has to use epsom salt baths to come back to life sometimes!

 

[luvmy3]

When we first got ours a few years ago for Christmas we played it so much during the week off that my body ached in places I didn't even know it could I also remember that year there were stories in the newspaper about Wii injuries at the ER, so no you are definitely not the only one

 

[lovesmurfs]

My hand is quite sore from TSM! Also, my shoulder is often sore when we do Wii Sports marathons on weekends -- bowling and boxing are particularly bad! I've started taking ibuprofen right after playing!

Hang in there.

 

[cepmom]

Robin..I know that feeling all too well!This more like a pinched nerve...if I m ove a certain way (okay, ANY way) I get an awful stabbing pain in my upper left back, can't take a deep breath and was up half the night in pain. DH says as he is helping me get up out of bed this morning" no more Wii for you"

 

[Kies99]

I get a sore elbow if I play tennis or baseball on it. Not as bad as your back, but I feel it for a couple hours afterwards.

 

[Carnie]

Yep, I threw my back out playing Wii Fit Boxing last year. I felt like the world's biggest dope trying to explain that one to the doctor. I ended up in physical therapy!!!!

I just started using Wii Fit again (without boxing!). It kindly reminded me it had been 209 days since I last used it.

 

[mykidsand_i]

When i started using my balance board and wii fit I pulled something! I couldn't straighten my right leg for a week!

Also, my daughter was playing baseball and cranked me in the head with the baseball bat. That was fun.

 

[paintnolish]

TSM makes my arm really tired!

 

[wenrob]

I did something to my calf while playing the balance games of all things, it took months for it to heal. I've tweaked, my back, shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle... I wake up sore the next day after playing but I can't stop, lol!

 

[WhateverLolaWants]

When my father was in the hospital, one of his roommates was a guy who thought he had a heart attack. Turns out he likely pulled something while playing Wii. I jacked up my knees with that stupid Wii Fit since it doesn't allow you to wear tennis shoes.

 

[EdiePA]

I broke my index finger !! I was trying out a Wii that belonged to a co-worker. As I went to hit a killing backhand in tennis, I smashed my finger into a bookcase.

I haven't played since.

Edie

 

[minniecarousel]

oh YES!

I cannot use the Wii barefoot, as my plantar facsiitis flares up - learned that the hard way!

 

[Tuffcookie]

OP,

I, too, injured myself playing Toy Story Mania! I used muscles I'm not use to using and I could hardly move the next day and the day after that!

I got the silly thing for my grandkids. They said, "Grandma, help us do the hammer thing". That alone, almost did me in!

TC

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

My wrist aches for a few days after doing TSM. What really gets me sore is the sword games on Wii Resort. Sometimes we spent a weekend playing that game and I can barely walk to get to work on Monday because my back and arms are so sore.

 

[alexandria674]

The first time we got the Wii we have friends over. One of them was playing and forgot the little tie you put around your wrist. I forgot what game it was, but my friend was playing it intensly and *sssssssshhhhh-crash* the remote went flying and hit a light. I was so annoyed but understood.

 

[jrmasm]

Do not play Boomblox.

 

[LiLIrishChick63]

yeah i've gotten hurt using the Wii, also.

i've been doing the Wii Fit lately, so my body is a bit used to it now.

altho if i go and play baseball or bowling my arms will kill me for a few days!

 

[cepmom]

back from the chiro...feeling a little better! He laughed when I told him and said his wife does that all the time too

I've had sore arms from TSM before but I have never had this much of an injury before! It happened at the end of the alien part when you have to move the Wii remote in a circle motion...somehow that screwed my back up

Thanks for sharing...at least I know I'm not the only one!

 

[Tuffcookie]

It happened at the end of the alien part when you have to move the Wii remote in a circle motion.

Been there, done that!

TC