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.”

Link