Has selfie wrist become a new medical issue most people face?
| Dec 30, 2018, 10:21 IST
We're sure most of you are aware of the term 'Tennis Elbow'. It is often caused by the wear and tear of tendons in the hand by playing Tennis over a long period of time. However, have you heard of the term 'Selfie Wrist'? Yes, taking selfies has become so common these days that people are actually suffering from a medical condition that doctors have now termed as selfie wrist. Most people have now started complaining that they're getting a selfie wrist from using their phone's camera to take a photo of themselves.
Symptoms of a selfie wrist include feeling a tingling or sharp pain, which comes from flexing your wrist inward or from holding your phone in one position for far too long. Over recent years, doctors have diagnosed a lot of people with selfie wrists. The findings of this are even published in the Irish Medical Journal. Most of these incidents include instances like the person taking a selfie while jumping on a trampoline, walking on rocks or uneven surfaces and even just not paying attention where they're going and colliding with objects or falling down and breaking their wrists.
A study conducted in 2018 also found that between October 2011 and November 2017 there had been 259 deaths associated with taking a selfie. And most of these occured in the U.S., India, Russia and Pakistan. So, the next time you're taking a selfie, make sure you do so safely.
Symptoms of a selfie wrist include feeling a tingling or sharp pain, which comes from flexing your wrist inward or from holding your phone in one position for far too long. Over recent years, doctors have diagnosed a lot of people with selfie wrists. The findings of this are even published in the Irish Medical Journal. Most of these incidents include instances like the person taking a selfie while jumping on a trampoline, walking on rocks or uneven surfaces and even just not paying attention where they're going and colliding with objects or falling down and breaking their wrists.
A study conducted in 2018 also found that between October 2011 and November 2017 there had been 259 deaths associated with taking a selfie. And most of these occured in the U.S., India, Russia and Pakistan. So, the next time you're taking a selfie, make sure you do so safely.