“Cellphone elbow”, “Blackberry thumbs” and “Wii shoulders”
Whoever is fascinated by how techology changes society (and vice versa) loves these small things that are both funny and revealing of how much innovations can change our habits in only a few years. The “cellphone elbow” is one of these small things, both anecdotical and very revealing. What is amazing is that it did not happen in 1985, when “mobile” phones were weighting several kilos.
Doctors see more cases of ‘cellphone elbow’
As people spend more time gabbing on cellphones, doctors in the U.S. say they are seeing more cases of numbness, tingling and pain from “cellphone elbow.” […]“It’s quite interesting, actually,” said Jennifer Howie, a physiotherapist in Toronto. “Today, with technology, we have cellphone elbow but we commonly also see Blackberry thumbs and now Wii shoulders.”
January 19th, 2010 at 3:55 am
Dysfunction would be from spasm, weakness, old traumas, and hyperactivity, but mostly from Trigger Points. Referred pain from these hypersensitive nodules goes down the forearm away from where it originates into the dorsum of the hand and often to the fingers. Patients will often rub the back of their hand when describing their symptoms. Pain can feel like arthritis in the fingers or tennis elbow. Other symptoms are a weak grip, difficulty bending the tip joint of the finger and stiffness or loss of range of motion.