article_snippet.sent: Doctors who treated A man said A man case shows video games can numb people’s pain and this might be why some people play some people excessively, and why some people become addicted or become injured while playing.
article_snippet.sent: Violent video games in which players have to shoot enemies can actually be good for people, a university has claimed - after discovering the games give people a higher pain threshold.
article_snippet.sent: A study at Keele University found that 40 volunteers were able to stomach pain for 65 per cent longer after playing violent 'first person shooter' games, than those who had played a non-violent golf game.
article_snippet.sent: Participants played both the violent and non-violent game on separate occasions for 10 minutes and then placed one of Participants hands in ice-cold water to test Participants reaction to pain.
article_snippet.sent: On average, participants kept participants hands in the icy water for 65 per cent longer after playing the violent game, indicating that playing the game increased the participants’ pain tolerance .
article_snippet.sent: This could be because when people play games, people feel pleasure and excitement, and this can cause natural painkillers to be released in the body – similar to when a person experiences a ‘runner’s high’, this man’s explained.
article_snippet.sent: This might numb the pain of an injury, but This could also explain why video games can be addictive, this man’s added.
article_snippet.sent: Writing in the report, researchers said the ‘painkiller effect’ of video games might have benefits in the right circumstances.
article_snippet.sent: Research could consider whether video games have a role in pain management, as a non-drug alternative during painful medical procedures, researchers said.
article_snippet.sent: It might be interesting to study which video games are able to reduce the perception of pain the most, researchers added.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pleasure associated with a game can release natural painkillers .