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Could Your Blackberry Be Damaging Your Thumbs?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everything-is-bad-for-you dept.

Sammy at Palm Addict writes "According to the BBC, Regular Blackberry use 'could damage thumbs', experts warn. Trendy handheld Blackberry devices could cause damage to users' thumbs, doctors are warning. Sales of the £200 gadget, which can be used to email, page and phone, have boomed in recent years with celebrities such as David Beckham using them. But US and UK doctors said repetitive use could cause arthritis or harm tendons in the thumb. Research in Motion, which manufactures the Blackberry, said it would not comment on the claims."

3 of 234 comments (clear)

  1. damage your what! by 53cur!ty · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just like Raspberries can damage your tongue! Check it out...

  2. Red Meat... by cybermint · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...will KILL you!

  3. Wording To Make Fox News Proud! by devphaeton · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Cheggidout:

    1) Sammy at Palm Addict writes "According to the BBC, Regular Blackberry use 'could damage thumbs', experts warn.

    2) Trendy handheld Blackberry devices could cause damage to users' thumbs, doctors are warning.

    3) But US and UK doctors said repetitive use could cause arthritis or harm tendons in the thumb

    If you ever watch Fox News you'll hear them do a lot of this- 5 minutes news spots where they simply say the same thing over and over, but with slight variations in wording. Usually it is all sensational hype with no content or evidence. What's funnier is to hear all the sheeple the next day repeating all of this in the same fashion as if it is fact. Well, it is funny in that horribly frightening sort of way, similar to how meteor jokes would be if they announced that the whole planet was going to be anhillated by a giant asteroid in 20 days.... :-D

    (i'm not picking on the article poster, btw- The subject of the article is very valid)

    Everyone scoff all you want about Repetetetetive Strain Injuries (RSI). It all seems so petty till it happens to you.

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