Types of injury seen Trigger finger and tendonitis are two of the more common injuries related to overusing your hands. This is usually common in people who spend long hours typing at the computer all day but we are seeing more patients come in with these injuries due to smartphone use. “It can develop into something called a trigger finger or trigger thumb which is actually the proper name," Smartphone use can cause injury to your wrist as well.
The tendons that connect to your thumb in your wrist can also inflame and you could develop carpal tunnel syndrome as well. “We’ve also seen carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of overuse because when you’re texting you are generally holding your wrists flexed and your elbows bent and that can exacerbate a carpal tunnel type picture,". While overuse injury of the hand and wrist has been around for a long time, the age of people suffering has…
