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The use of smartphones and technology has shown a positive correlation to the aches and […]","datePublished":"2020-12-02","dateModified":"2021-03-22","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/hijanah-hernandez\/#Person","name":"Hijanah Hernandez","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/hijanah-hernandez\/","identifier":68,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6649f7f6828615c253f8ddf2aa05876adb09a77732e58ff64776d71289d3745?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f6649f7f6828615c253f8ddf2aa05876adb09a77732e58ff64776d71289d3745?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TheHomeGround Asia","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","width":640,"height":640}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1606879246227_pexels-cottonbro-4065144-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1606879246227_pexels-cottonbro-4065144-scaled.jpg","height":899,"width":1600},"url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/tech-neck-text-claw-more-5-ways-technology-is-hurting-our-physicality\/","about":["Asia","Health & Wellness","International","Local","Singapore"],"wordCount":830,"articleBody":"Tech is hurting my body? I need tech support.We\u2019re addicted to our mobile phones. But we need them so much that some of us would rather suffer the physical consequences. We\u2019re also addicted to thumb-smashing on mobile phone games. The use of smartphones and technology has shown a positive correlation to the aches and pains found in humans \u2014 a worrying trend.With terms like tech neck syndrome, eye strain, and text claw becoming norms in medical and societal contexts, it\u2019s pretty evident that the human body isn\u2019t built for the level of smartphone and computer use that we\u2019re putting it through.\u00a0Have you met Mindy? She’s a science-backed 3D model of what a human of 2100 could look like, evolved to adapt to smartphones.\u00a0TollFreeForwarding.comThe horror! Here are some physical toils that you could be bringing upon yourself with excessive smartphone use.Tech Neck is honestly hard to avoid.Perhaps the most well-known of the lot, tech neck is when scrolling on your smartphone or looking at a laptop screen causes you to constantly bend your neck. This ends up putting insurmountable pressure on the nape of your neck, causing neck and back pain. Tech neck can also make you look aged, with dark necklines and the appearance of a stooping back.PostureVitalityThere\u2019s also a freaky consequence \u2014 one in four people between the ages of 18 and 30 has spiky lumps of growth as long as 3 centimetres. The growth helps to support the area where the head meets the neck. To fix this, try keeping your devices at eye level and being wary of bad posture!Text Claw plagues many of us.Another smartphone-driven phenomenon, \u201ctext claw\u201d is a term that is indicative of repetitive use of the wrist and hand muscles. If you\u2019ve got text claw, you may experience pain, weakness, and even loss of a range of motions in your wrists and hands.\u00a0Mindy angry! Mindy rears tech claw! (TollFreeForwarding.com)Text claw can also cause and exacerbate more medically recognisable conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis. If you\u2019ve been experiencing muscle tightness or pain in your dominant hand\u2019s wrist, you may want to consider taking some recuperative measures. For a start, you can take a break and perform daily stretching motions with your hands. And if you must use your phone, switch to your non-dominant hand once in a while.Eye Strain affects screen users.You might be quick to blame an air-conditioned environment for your dry eyes and poor-quality tears. But are you as diligent with eye breaks as you were back in school when there were regular reminders for such breaks? Adult working life could mean you\u2019re staring at your computer the whole day, and then at your phone for comfort. You\u2019re lucky if you\u2019ve never encountered eye strain.\u00a0PexelsSome of the effects of eye strain include damage to your vision, a damaged cornea, as well as dry, red or painful eyes. To avoid eye strain on a device-intensive schedule, try to limit blue light and use soft tints instead. Use doctor-recommended eye drops instead of over-the-counter ones and always wear your spectacles if you have any.Cell Phone Elbow tends to go by unnoticed.Not many have the privilege of using ergonomic chairs that support their elbows well during extended cell phone usage. As a result of speaking on the phone, or using one for too long, you could suffer from cell phone elbow, medically known as cubital tunnel syndrome, which is a nerve compression syndrome.\u00a0Y Raphah Physiotherapy ClinicWhen overly flexed cell phone elbows and sedentary lifestyles come together, our elbows face inflammation, decreased blood flow, and nerve compression. Sometimes, our nerves even begin to \u2018short circuit\u2019 in some sense, sending misfired signals and causing numbness, tingling, and aches that some liken to hitting their funny bones. To start correcting this, try to make sure that your elbows are not flexed at an angle that\u2019s greater than 90 degrees, even if they\u2019re supported.Texting Thumb is a mobile gamer\u2019s weakness.The sheer intensity that comes from speed tapping on a mobile game cannot be understated. If you\u2019ve done it before, you know how it feels to draw back a tired, relieved thumb and to let that muscle sore ebb away immediately. With that said, it\u2019s not just gamers who are prone to texting thumb. Texting thumb can be caused by constant texting and continuous tapping on your mobile phone.\u00a0Texting thumb aggravates thumb problems like thumb arthritis and trigger thumb, which can cause pain every time you burn your thumb. And if you\u2019re already injured your thumb tendons, your thumb might even swell after smartphone usage, due to the onset of tendonitis. Consider switching it up with your finger usage once in a while. Join the conversations on THG’s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram.\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/\/singapore\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Tech Neck, Text Claw & More: 5 Ways Technology is Hurting our Physicality","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/tech-neck-text-claw-more-5-ways-technology-is-hurting-our-physicality\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]