Watch out for “BlackBerry Thumb”!
Today I came across a great article titled Black and Blue from a BlackBerry? on ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners. You have to check out this article if you spend as much time as I do on my Blackberry and laptop. The article speaks about the new wave of overuse injuries that therapist are now seeing.
"Valerie Brill, PT, OCS, of Excel Physical Therapy outside of
Philadelphia, Pa., says injuries such as "Wiiitis," musculoskeletal
pain from playing the Nintendo Wii video game, and "Blackberry thumb,"
pain from repetitive strain and overuse of the thumb on a hand held
device, are injuries becoming common among the technology-savvy crowd."
Philadelphia, Pa., says injuries such as "Wiiitis," musculoskeletal
pain from playing the Nintendo Wii video game, and "Blackberry thumb,"
pain from repetitive strain and overuse of the thumb on a hand held
device, are injuries becoming common among the technology-savvy crowd."
Who would have thought that staying up on current technology trends would result in injury? Don't worry though, the article also goes over a few steps you can take to avoid ever experiencing a case of BlackBerry Thumb or Wiitis.
