Neck and arm pain due to SMS

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 June 2010 01:34 Written by putra Sunday, 20 June 2010 01:34

Addictions in sending short messages, apparently able to trigger pain in your hands, arms and neck. See the following tips to be a hobby for typing SMS is no longer made ill.

Recent natural health research shows teens who like to SMS with one thumb could have problems on the arm pain, neck and hands, compared with teens who use more than one thumb.

“Mobile phones with a small keypad, having an alarming effect on the human body,” says Ewa Gustafsson, an ergonomics from the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden, as reported by Health24.

However, health care identification is still needed to determine what factors linking cell phone usage on health effects and the ability to work.

Some complaints are caused by the way of typing SMS or computers, have resulted in carpal tunnel syndrome. These are pains or numbness in the hand caused by compression on the nerve when the elbow bent out during a long chat session.

“The difference between a computer and a typewriter is that people can not stop,” said Dr. David Edelstein, a professor of Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.

“People usually typing all day, and during lunch people usually keep typing using mobile phones to SMS and will continue up to the house,” he continued.

In serious cases, it often happens arthritis, which can cause pain, swelling, decreased strength and range of motion. “Excessive Typing will cause problems not only on the fingers but also on the neck and back,” he said.

Health information researchers analyzing typing techniques and electrical muscle activity with finger movements using electrogoniometer, namely an electric tool for measuring flexibility in 56 adolescents.

The health care information result, some teenagers complained of symptoms of pain in the neck, arms and hands, but some say no complaints. “This deals with body position while typing, and the exact position is not bent,” he added.

Heather Turkopp, a therapist and expert on hand from William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, said that patients who type with one thumb can cause tissue irritation and stress injuries that require time in years in the process.

To avoid pain because SMS or typing, experts recommend:

1. Avoid sitting in the same position for hours, stand and rest awhile.
2. Pay attention to posture. When sitting, your computer monitor should be level with the eyes and arms forming an angle of 90 degrees, the knee is also forming an angle of 90 degrees and feet touching the floor.
3. Many people bowed when typing because they are too concentrate to see the keyboard. To keep a good position, give extra to the neck and back and recline in the back seat.
4. Use both hands and give your hand a rest while typing a long message.
5. Stay active because people are more active outside of work and have good circulation will provide a better healing compared with less active.
6. If you experience pain, stop typing. Anti-pain drugs may help.

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