Doctors in Rome are seeing an increase in injuries caused by people playing virtual sports.

According to the local press they are particularly concerned about what they call a 'blow vacuum' which is caused when people hold a remote control when trying to do exercise. The say that many people playing such games have no idea of the dangers of physical exercise and just go at it like the clappers until their bodies give out.

We guess that the sorts of people they are talking about are the sorts of people who consider Wii sports exercise.  But then again we guess they could get a sports injury lifting a cup of coffee. 

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