Selfie Elbow-Latest Tech Injury
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Reserach - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Selfie taking is emerging as an avid sport in which everyone can participate and share selfportraits with the world. And like any other sport, it too has its share of injuries. Although it is too early to comment on the excessive use of the elbow or thumb while clicking a selfie, there is always a possibility that by incorrect stretching of the tendons, an injury can be caused to joints like the elbow. Recently, award-winning US journalist and NBC’s Today show host Hoda Kotb was diagnosed with this new lifestyle condition. Like tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow, an addiction to selfie-taking can cause a pain in your primary pic-snapping elbow and the day is not too far when you hear or read about an Indian teenager spotted with this condition. Selfie elbow is more of an abnormal and repetitive loading of muscles around elbow, leading to micro ruptures which cause inflammation and pain. This ultimately heals with scarring and causes recurrent pain. Even minimal stress can initiate severe pain in your elbow. This leads to painful inhibition of muscles resulting in further weakening. This builds up a vicious cycle and severe loss of function. So, it is suggested that the selfie-taking habit should be kept at a reasonable level to avoid such a condition.
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Priyanka Chugh, Rahul Sharma, Tabish Fahim
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