Texting Trouble © Copyright, 2009, PreventiCare® Publishing
Aug 07, 2015
Texting Takeover
In today’s high-tech world, phones aren’t just for
talking anymore.
Most of us are connected 24x7 to our email and the Internet through our phones …
which means that many of us spend a significant amount of time texting.
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New Injuries
Being freed from our desks may have removed one set of
repetitive stress injuries …
but excessive texting brings with it a new set
of overuse injuries.
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Texting’s Effect on the Spine
Frequent texting may alter the alignment of:
Wrists
triggering vertebral subluxations
Chiropractors remove vertebral subluxations with chiropractic adjustments.
ElbowsShouldersSpine of the neck and upper back
areas in the spine where movement is
restricted and vertebrae are out of place
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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (Cell Phone Elbow)
Cubital tunnel syndrome:
Overuse injury caused by frequent bending of
elbow
Actually a compression of the ulnar
nerve
Chiropractic is a proven and highly effective solution to cubital tunnel syndrome.
Which causes tingling, pain or numbness
in hands
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Blackberry Thumb
Since most texters type
with the thumbs …
this is a common injury
site.
Symptoms of “Blackberry thumb” include pain and numbness in the thumbs and joints of the hand.
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Arm, Neck and Hand Pain
A new study found that …
slouching over a mobile device
and
using only one thumb to text
lead to pain in the arms, neck and hands.
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Preventing Texting Injuries
Schedule an appointment for a chiropractic checkup.
Take frequent breaks.
Rest the mobile device on your desk and lean against your chair’s backrest.
Use both thumbs, rather than one.
Shorten answers. Stick to “yes” and “no” when you can.
If you experience soreness, stop texting. Don’t work through the pain.
Massage the fleshy area at the base of the thumb and index finger.
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Pick Up a Copy of the “Texting Trouble” OHU
For more on this topic, please pick up a copy of the corresponding OHU handout.
Look to the OHU for citations to research on this topic.
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