A study of 387 university students found that heavy smartphone users tend to have mild pain and stiffness in their thumbs or wrists. Texting thumb is not a clearly defined condition. The term may ...

Thumb pain is the No. 1 most-searched-for technology ... and to keep your head up while texting or scrolling. A splitting headache and itchy eyes after pulling long hours staring at a computer ...

Terms like tech neck and texting thumb are no longer simply buzzwords; they are actual medical disorders that are affecting ...

The hundreds of blue light glasses and tech neck creams on the market have probably clued you in: technology can do some damage to our bodies. And sadly, your thumbs aren't immune to the issue ...

This painful inflammation manifests as sharp pain during specific thumb movements and sometimes creates an audible or palpable grinding sensation during texting. Once established, this tendon ...

An RSI is caused by overuse and results in inflammation, pain, stiffness, loss of range of motion and damage to the muscles, tendons, ligaments and/or nerves. Texting thumb, the RSI of the thumb ...

Thumb pain with texting (or TTT) had been termed “Blackberry thumb” in the past. Back about 10 years ago, TTT had a different name, “Nintendonitis” (For pain associated with overuse with ...

Although it could also be ‘texting thumb,’ also known as ‘trigger finger ... “That everybody on the planet sends texts, but the reason I have pain in my finger all day and night ...

Beatrice Grasu, MD, Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon shares some common symptoms people should watch out for and who's most at risk for developing the condition.

Rather, they reported having levels of pain in their hands ... The girl not only was treated with a thumb spica splint and aspirin as needed, she modified her texting activity, according to ...

However, if we’re not careful, these little devices that we spend so much time on can start to cause neck pain the more they’re used. “Text neck syndrome” (or, “tech neck”) occurs when ...