Tennis elbow and Blackberry thumb
Both are repetitive stress injuries, a growing problem in our time, even for children.
Given the choice, I think I prefer the label tennis elbow. It sounds more active, and it has more class.
"I was playing tennis," you can say, "and I bunged up my elbow."
On closer examination, it appears to be unrelated to playing too much tennis, or using your elbow incorrectly during the game.
But Blackberry thumb. What kind of romantic appeal does the appropriate explanation have here?
It gets worse. Blackberry thumbers, the Globe and Mail reports, are also at risk of hunching and through poor posture, causing themselves pain in the back, arms and neck.
"I was hunched for too long over my Blackberry," you'd explain. "Too much texting."
Now if I had blackberry thumb, it would definitely have a different cause. Shall I give you a clue? My fingers would be black with fragrant juice and would probably have a few thorns in them.
Given the choice, I think I prefer the label tennis elbow. It sounds more active, and it has more class.
"I was playing tennis," you can say, "and I bunged up my elbow."
On closer examination, it appears to be unrelated to playing too much tennis, or using your elbow incorrectly during the game.
But Blackberry thumb. What kind of romantic appeal does the appropriate explanation have here?
It gets worse. Blackberry thumbers, the Globe and Mail reports, are also at risk of hunching and through poor posture, causing themselves pain in the back, arms and neck.
"I was hunched for too long over my Blackberry," you'd explain. "Too much texting."
Now if I had blackberry thumb, it would definitely have a different cause. Shall I give you a clue? My fingers would be black with fragrant juice and would probably have a few thorns in them.