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How to manage pain from using your smart phone

How to manage pain from using your smart phone

Overuse of certain muscles and tendons from constant smartphone use can cause inflammation and tendonitis, resulting in pain. Here’s how you can help. Constant smartphone use can lead to tendonitis, inflammation and pain. The thumb is mainly affected due to holding the phone in the palm and using the thumb…

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A look at some thumb exercises

A look at some thumb exercises

Here we take a look at some common thumb injuries and how to relieve pain and discomfort, including splinting and different thumb excercises. Sometimes you don’t realise how much you need something until you cannot use it properly due to injury or a condition. The thumb is the most important…

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Potential causes and treatments for thumb injuries

Potential causes and treatments for thumb injuries

QUESTION: A 42 year old woman is suffering from pain in her thumb. She is in the middle of renovating her house, but hasn’t been doing any of the manual work. It is keeping her up at night and causing pain and weakness in the thumb when she is pouring from…

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