Do you have neck or upper back tension, stiffness or pain related to using your computer, tablet or phone? You may have the modern malady known as 'Tech Neck' AKA, 'Text Neck' – And here's why you should probably take that nagging neck pain seriously.
Do you have Mouse Elbow?… Pain in your elbow, wrist or hand – due to your laptop, tablet or phone use? – Use these ten Ergonomic, muscle health and self-help treatment tactics to break your computer-related pain and injury cycle!
Is "Selfie Elbow" Really a New Medical Condition? - A New Tech Injury?
If your arm or elbow is starting to hurt from taking too many selfies, you may have the latest trendy Tech Injury, many are starting to call "Selfie Elbow."
(Selfie Elbow is pain in the elbow caused by holding ones arm fully extended and putting one's wrist in an awkward position to snap pictures of oneself over and over – AKA taking “selfie” pics.)
This video (taking a more serious look than most) still applies, though, whether you're starting to feel pain in your elbow, wrist or fingers – And whether it's related to typing, texting OR selfie taking using your computer, tablet OR smartphone.
Because it appears that Selfie Elbow is just another, newer form of Tennis Elbow or Golfer's Elbow. (Lateral Epicondylitis or Medial Epicondylitis, or better yet, Epicondylosis or Epicondylopathy)
The same principles apply to this “new” Overuse Injury as with other Repetitive Strain Injuries.
The story that sparked a viral media buzz storm on this topic this summer was broken by Elle on June 30th, 2016.
It focused on Hoda Kotb, (a journalist and co-anchor of NBC's Today Show) who was complaining of elbow pain to her Doctor, (and perhaps on the show) who asked her if she was playing a lot of tennis or ping pong.
She said that she didn't play those games but had been taking a lot of selfie pics!
