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Smartphone use linked to increased thumb pain
Doctors say symptoms can include wrist pain, numbness and trigger thumb, and recommend braces, stretching and phone accessories for relief.
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Smartphone use linked to increased thumb pain
LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – Our lives are practically inseparable from smartphones nowadays, but our phones do not seem to have been designed with ergonomics in mind, so you may suffer from what is commonly called “texting thumb.” Dr. Maureen O’Shaughnessy, a hand surgeon for UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, says, “As hand surgeons, we have noticed a higher incidence of thumb aches and pains that coincides with the use of portabl…
·Nicholasville, United States
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