TEXTING THUMB SYNDROME

EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF INJURIES RESULTING FROM TEXTING MESSAGES ! PEOPLE TEND TO HOLD THE DEVICES IN THEIR FINGERS & PRESS THE TINY KEYS WITH THEIR THUMBS, LEADING TO NUMB FINGERS & ACHING WRISTS. THIS IS THE SIGNAL TO STOP. AT FIRST, YOU'LL FEEL A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT AROUND YOUR THUMB. IGNORING THIS WILL LEAD TO THE DIGIT SWELLING.

SOME TIPS TO GET RELIEF, BUT IF THE PAIN PERSISTS, SEE A SPECIALIST.

1) THUMB BENDING- BEND YOUR THUMB OUTWARDS APPLYING RESISTANCE UNTIL YOU FEEL THE STRETCH OR PULL.

2) THUMB ROTATION- ROTATE YOUR THUMB IN BOTH CLOCKWISE & ANTI-CLOCKWISE DIRECTIONS TO LOOSEN THE JOINT & RELIEVE PAIN.

3) HOT FOMENTATION- TREAT YOUR ACHING THUMB TO HOT WATER FOMENTATION TO INCREASE BLOOD CIRCULATION & HELP THE JOINT MUSCLES TO RELAX. ADD 1 TEASPOON OF EPSOM SALTS IN A SMALL VESSEL OF HOT WATER, SOAK A TOWEL IN THE SALINE WATER, SQUEEZE  OUT EXCESS WATER & PLACE THE TOWEL ON AFFECTED AREA. REPEAT 5 TIMES.

4) SAFETY WRAP- TO AVOID ANY PRESSURE ON OUR ACHING THUMB, WRAP IT IN A BED OF SOFT COTTON AT NIGHT.

5) TAKE A BREAK- STOP DOING WHAT MAKES YOUR THUMB HURT. TAKE TIME OFF FROM YOUR DAILY ROUTINE OF TEXTING. THIS IMPORTANT PAUSE WILL ALLOW THE THUMB TO START HEALING. OTHERWISE SURGERY MAY BE REQUIRED & THAT DOESN'T GUARANTEE A CURE FOR THE PROBLEM EITHER.