Why should you use both hands when texting?

With the popularity of mobile phones and the diversification of their functions, sending and receiving text messages on mobile phones has become an integral part of the daily life of a large number of mobile phone users. However, people with thumbs who text a lot may not have thought that sending and receiving text messages too frequently can cause "trigger finger" syndrome, which seriously affects the health of their fingers.

Health Diagnosis

Many thumb people often take pride in typing text messages faster than others. They send and receive hundreds of text messages every day, but I don’t know when they started. Feeling sore and weak in your thumb, and sometimes sudden, severe pain. As a result, I went to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with "trigger finger" syndrome. "Trigger finger" syndrome is caused by the strain of the thumb tendon and the damage of the tendon sheath at the lower end of the thumb that connects to the palm due to too frequent sending and receiving of text messages. As a result, the thumb will feel weak, painful, and unresponsive. If you continue to send text messages without control, it may also cause inflammation such as stenosing tenosynovitis.

In addition, long-term typing on the keyboard or using the mouse with incorrect posture can also cause considerable damage to the tendons of the hands. According to research, hand tendon injury cases can be mainly divided into two categories: one is office workers who often use computers, and the other is women who often do housework. Most of the former cases are in people aged 20 to 30, while most of the latter cases are in people over 40 years old.

Develop good habits

When sending text messages, please try to hold the phone with two hands to evenly distribute the strength of both hands and relieve the pressure on the tendon sheath.

Friends who frequently use computers should establish a "healthy" working environment, including adjusting their personal chairs to a comfortable height, allowing enough space to stretch their feet when sitting, and the computer keyboard should be in a straight position when typing. Facing you, the height of the keyboard should be adjusted to a comfortable position when typing.

Life Tips

For the sake of your health, there is a lot of knowledge in using mobile phones.

1. Don't use a low-quality phone. When choosing a mobile phone, you must first have a network access license. Most mobile phones without a network access license mark are smuggled mobile phones with unqualified safety. Secondly, look at the price trend. For any mobile phone whose price continues to drop sharply, the microwave radiation index Most likely unqualified.

2. Choose a qualified mobile phone electromagnetic wave protective cover. There are currently a variety of mobile phone protective covers on the market, which can reduce microwave radiation to a certain extent. Experts have determined that a brand of electromagnetic wave protective cover has an anti-microwave efficiency of about 80%, without affecting the quality of mobile phone calls. In order to prevent problems before they occur, whether it is a new or old mobile phone, it should be equipped with an electromagnetic wave protective cover.

3. Keep the mobile phone's transmitting antenna as far away from your head as possible. When the phone holder answers a call, the top of the transmitting antenna (or telescopic antenna) should be as far away from the head as possible, and the antenna should be extended if possible. At the same time, when using a mobile phone, do not place it close to your face, preferably 3 to 5 centimeters away, to reduce the harm of microwave radiation.

4． Minimize the frequency and time of use. The more you use your phone, the more you are exposed to microwave radiation. Experts suggest that you should not use your mobile phone more than 10 times a day. If you have an ordinary phone around you, you should try not to use your mobile phone. The effect of microwave radiation on the body is mainly to cause functional changes. When the microwave radiation disappears, the human body will return to normal through its own adjustment of functions. If you are exposed to radiation for too long, recovery will be more difficult. Therefore, when talking on a mobile phone, you should keep your words short and use them for as short a time as possible.

5． Pregnant women should not use mobile phones. Studies have found that trace amounts of microwave radiation leaked from mobile phones can cause malformations in developing embryos. Therefore, pregnant women are advised not to wear mobile phones around their waists and to stay away from mobile phones.

6. People who cannot live without their mobile phones should eat more foods with anti-radiation properties. In order to enhance the ability to resist radiation, it is advisable to supplement the diet with foods rich in high-quality protein, phospholipids, and B vitamins, such as lean meat, dairy, beans, poultry, fish, eggs, as well as carrots, rape, and kelp. , cabbage, etc.

7. Many women like to hang their mobile phones around their necks, which is convenient and fashionable, and can also prevent theft.

However, doctors warn that if the cervical spine is loaded with weight for a long time, it will cause deformation and compress the spinal nerves. If it is not restored in time, it may also cause the loss of nerve conduction function. If you still feel that hanging it around your neck is more convenient and you must hang it, then you must always remind yourself to raise your head and chest to avoid cervical spine suffering.

——Quoted from "Disease Prevention Master" by Yanbian People's Publishing House