Talking on the Phone Too Much? Might Get Cell Phone Elbow

arm_pain_107439It never fails. Whenever something gets big and popular, there just has to be a health risk behind it. Sure enough, those who like to spend a lot of time talking on the cell phone may be at risk for “cell phone elbow.” How can you tell if you’ve got it?

Medically known as cubital tunnel syndrome, cell phone elbow is numbness, tingling and pain in the forearm and hand caused by compression of the ulnar nerve, which passes along the bony bump on the inside of the elbow.

It seems that repeated flexing of the elbow such as from putting the phone to the ear (and the reverse) strains the ulnar nerve. Health experts state that in extreme cases the fingers can become “clawed.” Ouch. I better be careful, given how many phones I own.

(via Health24)

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