Author: Matthew Hwu
04 May Using Box Breathing to handle tilt / stress from Gaming
Gaming can be stressful. Things like clutch situations, extended team fights, ranked gameplay, toxic teammates make your heart race and your BREATHING breathe heavy. I’m sure you can think of even more! We have all been through these situations and it is not always easy...
31 Dec 1HP 2020 Year in Review: Esports Medicine & Performance Team
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27 Oct 7 Best Hand & Wrist Exercises for Gamers BACKED BY SCIENCE
Wrist pain is by far the MOST common complaint I get when I work with pros and gamers. And the first thing they often encounter online are resources telling them to rest, brace, just do stretches! Sorry that’s not going to help in the LONG...
22 Oct Dr. Kevin Ho & Daniel Bonnar – Everything Sleep Pain in Esports HPFORGAMERS#7
https://youtu.be/7cTK9spyB1Y Dr. Kevin Ho (@kev_physio) Works as an Associate lecturer in the Physiotherapy discipline at the University of Sydney. He completed his PhD about the relationship between sleep and musculoskeletal pain in 2020 at the University of Sydney. A study of special interest to us are...
09 Jul Should Uzi have retired? Thoughts from Esports Health Experts
Too Young to Retire - Uzi League of Legends As of June 3rd, 2020 the legendary League of Legends ADCarry “Uzi” retired. In the statement given by Royal Never Give Up (RNG) it had mentioned injuries contributing to this decision: "Due to injuries accumulated over eight years...
09 Jun Thumb Bind Tendinopathy – #1 Wrist & Thumb Pain Pattern with Gaming
This is one of the most common pain patterns I have seen across every game title and with console the 1HP team calls it “falcon thumb”. It is both a wrist & thumb-related issue and with fortnite specifically it is associated with those who have...
09 Jun Mouse Wrist Tendinopathy – #3 Wrist Pain with Gaming
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris Tendinopathy If you made it here you are likely dealing with pain at the pinky side of the wrist as shown. This is the third most common pattern the 1HP staff has seen with not only fortnite but many FPS games. This was...
09 Jun Creative Warrior Tendinopathy – #2 Gaming Wrist & Thumb Pain with Fortnite
This is the SECOND most common pain pattern both the team and I have treated and confirmed with the recent questionnaire. It is what the team calls "Creative Warrior Tendinopathy" It is a wrist & forearm tendon issue not specific only to fortnite but also many...