Communicating via text messages could take toll on your thumbs, according to a study.
Communicating via text messages could take toll on your thumbs, according to a study.
For the study, Safura Karim interviewed 318 of the 320 South African teens at two city high schools who used mxit or similar text message forums on their cellphones.
"Txt Msg Injry"- It Damages Your Health!
A majority of British young adults are injuring themselves because of their obsession with texting, shows a new research.
A majority of British young adults are injuring themselves because of their obsession with texting, shows a new research.
The results showed that a total of 125 of the teens reported blisters on their fingers after engaging in messaging.
"The thumb is the least dextrous of all our fingers and is not suited to the repetitive movements required to type on a cellular phone keypad," 24.com quoted Karim as saying.
Moms and Grannies Addicted To 'Texting' Too!
Teenagers are now joined by their moms and grannies who are addicted to sending text messages, bitten by the 'texting' bug.
Teenagers are now joined by their moms and grannies who are addicted to sending text messages, bitten by the 'texting' bug.
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Texting Could Be An Indication To Find The Intensity Of Illness
A young person's ability to send a text message could be a good indication of how ill they are, doctors at some of the UK's busiest music festivals have said.
A young person's ability to send a text message could be a good indication of how ill they are, doctors at some of the UK's busiest music festivals have said.
New Zealand Woman Diagnosed With Text Thumb
Constant text messaging inflames the tendons along the thumb and side of the wrist and fills the surrounding tissue with fluid.
Constant text messaging inflames the tendons along the thumb and side of the wrist and fills the surrounding tissue with fluid.
