Health
‘Smartphone pinky’ and other injuries caused by excessive phone use – The Conversation UK
It’s almost impossible to be without a smartphone these days – but the way we hold and sit while using them can cause an array of physical health problems.
We use our phones three hours and 15 minutes a day on average. So perhaps its hardly surprising people are reporting a new injury on social media and in the news smartphone pinky. People claiming to have the condition report a change in position of their pinky finger, or having developed a dent in their little finger, on the middle bone.
There hasnt yet been any research looking into smartphone pinky, so its prevalence, causes are unclear. But the way we hold our mobile devices is of interest as…
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