Author: Health Decide - 3D Healthcare Education

#shorts Researchers have found that the average smart phone user, swipes, taps, and clicks 2,617 times a day. Frequent daily use in a awkward position required by swiping and clicking can lead to inflammation and pain in your thumb joint. They’ve named the increase in thumb pain – Smartphone thumb- stemming from inflammation of the thumb tendons. Doctors warn this may result in higher rates of thumb base osteoarthritis in the future. source