Overcoming Hand Pain Due to Overuse of HP

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In the current technological advancements, it seems impossible not to wear handphone aka cellphone. All activities that involve communication between family, schoolmates, business associates, and coworkers can be done through cellphones. Not only as an important means of communication, HP also functions as entertainment such as for playing games, listening to songs, and reading. Not infrequently when you play long handphone, You feel pain in the wrist, fingers, until pain in the elbow fold. Then, is there a solution?

Why shouldn't we type too often on a cellphone?

Too much typing can cause inflammation or tendonitis, which can cause pain, cramps, and throbbing in the arm area. The pain may disappear after you no longer type or play cellphones. According to Dr. Meredith Osterman, a doctor at the Philadelphia Hand Center, quoted by Today.com, the pain is almost the same as the syndrome ‘mommy thumb’, a syndrome that is usually experienced by some new mothers when they are just starting to often hold a baby.

In young adults, this pain can be recognized as a symptom of arthritis. This is the result of playing the game and send short messages that they do from using a cellphone. According to Vipul N. Nanavati, MD, an orthopedic specialist and director of the upper limb program at the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital, Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, quoted by Everyday Health, said that arthritis is found in the arm most commonly used for repetitive activities, that is on the thumb. Symptoms of repetitive suppression activities (such as typing) can be severe joint pain in the fingers, wrists, elbows, neck, back, accompanied by numbness, stiffness, tingling, heat, and loss of strength.

According to research in 2011, presented at the European League Congress Against Rheumatism, quoted by Everyday Health, children also experience joint pain in the wrist and finger because of the intensity of the frequent playing of cellphones and video games. Still according to Nanavati, there is not enough time to conduct research on the relationship between play games and SMS at the risk of getting early osteoarthritis, but this makes sense.

How to deal with hand pain due to playing cellphones?

Pain or aches may indeed be unavoidable, but you can minimize the pain that arises by doing some stretching exercises. This can reduce the initial symptoms and repetitive motion injuries. Hold stretch for 10 seconds and repeat the movement for eight times. What needs to be done?

Bring together the palms of your hands by uniting and linking your fingers. Slowly, leave your palms away from your body when you extend your hands forward. Feel this stretch from the shoulders to your fingers.
Just like the first movement, the fingers of both hands are intertwined, but this time bring your hands above your head. Feel the stretch in the upper body and from the shoulders to the hands.
Extend your hands in front of you, making sure your elbows are really straight. Position your palms face down, hook your hands together, and bend your hands towards the floor.
Put your palms up and stretch your hands over your body. This exercise is intended to stretch the forearm and wrist muscles.
Open your hands wide and stretch your fingers as far as possible

How do you prevent hand pain if you often type on your cellphone?

Following are some recommended ways to avoid pain, such as:

Don't press too hard - even though at this time almost all screens have changed touch screen, still it can suppress nerves.
Use nails to scroll the display down rather than using your own thumb.
If you have to send a message. We recommend sending a short message and don't type many messages at the same time. If you keep sending messages, rest your fingers and hands every 15 or 20 minutes.
Your thumb is used to being the main focus when playing a cellphone. When your thumb is sore. You can use other finger alternatives.
Do not hold your cellphone too long, it is better to put it on the table, where the cellphone can be supported - currently it has been sold on the market.
Whether it's any activity you do, always set a good posture.
When you rest, it's a good idea to use it for walking, stretching, twisting, or loosening your wrists.
When you are resting, keep your cellphone out of reach. Don't let us be enslaved by cellphones.
Avoid the pressure that makes your shoulder and neck sore.
Use features voice-to-text if it is on your cellphone, so that when you are tired of typing, your fingers and wrist can rest.

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