Arthritis from texting: Doctors say 'textitis' on the rise

From bodyandsoul.com.au

You’ve heard of selfie elbow and text neck, but did you know all that aggressive WhatsApping could cause 'textitis'?
Textitis is a new term that’s surfaced to describe a new kind of osteoarthritis – the degenerative strain of the disease – that comes from excessive smart phone usage. (That’s where you’re reading this article, right?)
Yes, iMessaging, swiping right and refreshing your Facebook feed is now occurring at such a rate that it could actually cause cartilage damage.
While there is no study on the condition (yet), Dr Mark Ciaglia, a prominent orthopaedic hand surgeon from Texas, recently said on TV in the US that he’s seeing younger patients who are dealing with pain, inflammation and stiffness in their joints, which he thinks are side effects of too much time with technology.
“With the advent of texting and video games and excessive use of computers and typing you're wearing the joints out sooner so we're actually seeing a shift in the demographics of patients that get the arthritis because they're just wearing their joints out so much sooner,” said Dr Ciaglia.

“At the end of the day it's a wear and tear how many times are you moving a joint back and forth where the cartilage that covers the bone within the joint. The more things you do and the more aggressive you are with it the sooner you will develop this,” said Ciaglia.
So, if you’re experiencing pain, swelling or soreness at the base of your thumb, little finger or wrist, err on the side of caution, get it checked out, and maybe enlist the help of Siri. For now, anyway.

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