Tech-Induced Repetitive Stress Injuries

5 Fitness Fixes for Silly Gadget Injuries

Who wants to be seen with cell-phone neck or laptop slouch? Dodge these pesky physical hazards caused by too much talking, texting, and typing
By Emily G. W. Chau fitbie
 

BlackBerry Thumb

Don’t we know it? Too much texting, tweeting, and BBM-ing can strain your thumbs and shorten the tendons and muscles in your hands. Once reported only by businessmen glued to their PDAs, BlackBerry thumb and its cousin iPod finger are now as ubiquitous as Red Sox hats in New England. “Thumbs are made for gripping and stabilizing, not dexterity,” says Wilmarth. “When you’re using your thumbs to type, you’re essentially using your thumb the opposite way it was designed.”

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Tech Rx: Open your hand and stretch out your fingers as wide as possible. You can further strengthen your hand and wrist extensors by putting an elastic or rubber band around your fingers as you perform the exercise. This also helps spread the load among your other digits to give all your fingers some typing TLC.
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