A woman in Philadelphia has had surgery for ‘BlackBerry Thumb’ after using her iPhone too much. Firstly, the name of the condition obviously needs a change and secondly, how long before the lawsuits start to arrive?
The problem here is that this will happen if you use a small keyboard too much, just like RSI happens if you type too much, just like a bad back happens if you lift too much too often. We are not built to use these things and I am fairly sure that whoever created humans didn’t build the thumb for smartphones. Then again…
From WTSP- “The mortgage banker spends 12 hours a day texting clients on her iPhone.
“I’m texted out,” she said.
The constant texting put so much pressure on her hands that the tendons in her thumb became inflamed. She had to undergo surgery to remove the tendons.
Doctors say if you start feeling pain during texting, stop. Don’t try to power through it.”
I have that in my left thumb, so I’ve been using my right index finger or my right thumb for the last few years. It’s not something to mess with because it just gets worse.