Smartphones have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Whether writing a mail for office or watching a video on social media, we do all this work on smartphones only. Due to this, many types of effects are occurring on our body, on which we pay less attention.
What we discuss the most is the impact of smartphones on our eyes. Our focus is always on screen time, but have you ever noticed what effect it has on your hands?
What happens to smartphone finger?
According to reports, at our fingertips smart fone The greatest effect is visible with use. You will see that it has a severe effect on the pinky and thumb of the hand. This happens not only with smartphones but also with tablets and video game controllers.
If you type too much, your thumb and fingers start getting pain. Similarly, if you use a video game controller for a long time, your hands start getting pain. Something similar happens by holding the phone for a long time. Many times you must have noticed that a mark is formed on your finger because of the phone.
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How you hold the phone also affects your wrist. If you hold your phone for a long time, pain starts in your little finger and thumb. This condition has been given a special term ‘smartphone finger’.
Why are phones making hands ‘sick’?
Our hand is made up of 27 bones, 35 muscles and more than 100 tendons connecting them. With the help of these tendons you are able to bend your fingers. Due to continuous pressure on any one place, these tendons and muscles are greatly affected.
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A major reason for this is the ever increasing weight and size of smartphones. There was a time when people used to have small phones in their hands, which weighed less. Then with time the size and weight of the phones kept increasing and now they have become so heavy that they are harming our and your hands.
If your hand starts hurting after using the phone for a long time, then you have to keep some things in mind.
- Put the phone down immediately i.e. stop using it. Gradually try to reduce your phone usage.
- Where you are feeling more problem, you can use ice.
- Apart from this, you can also use heat therapy.
- If your pain continues to increase, you will have to consult a doctor.