Thumb Pain: BlackBerry strain?

May 13th, 2010 - 
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blackberry-thumb1Don’t know what “BlackBerry Thumb” is? Consult the dictionary. (Yes, it’s listed.)

“BlackBerry Thumb: An injury to the thumb caused by repeatedly pressing the keypad on a BlackBerry handheld device.” - Macmillan English Dictionary

Think you might have it? Never fear.

This ailment, which has been increasingly plaguing those who use handheld BlackBerry, iPhone, Treo, Sidekick, and other PDA devices, can be alleviated by following the steps of RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation).

But, docs say devotees can avoid the pain and irritation that results from overuse altogether by simply strengthening the hand muscles. [video: How to Relieve Blackberry Thumb to Prevent Workplace Injuries]

Prevention is key! (Pun intended.)

BlackBerry thumb is actually a repetitive strain injury. Kids with Pac-Man fever used to get it in the ’80s from Atari’s joystick; and, Nintendo fans suffered from it when Mario Bros. became a household name. (I get it from my mouse wheel!) :-0

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This entry was posted on Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 4:54 pm by Kelly Ann Collins and is filed under Just tweet it, There’s No Place Like Om. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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One Response to “Thumb Pain: BlackBerry strain?”

  1. Son Lovenbury says:
    May 13, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    Thank you for this very nice post, I was searching this very same topic for a research paper for school and I am so glad I found this, It has helped me so much.