"Text Claw" is a non-medical term used to describe all of the finger cramping and sore muscles that come from continuous scrolling, texting, and gaming on smartphones. An even more common side effect:
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Unhealthy Effects of Your Smartphone - Syndromes Caused By Using Your Cell Phone Too Mu... - 1 views
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Slouching over your phone for hours at a time is ruining your neck and hurting your back muscles. “iPosture" or "Text Neck" are just two of a few phrases doctors throw around to describe the excessive stress on neck muscles. According to a study of young adults in the U.K., 84% of those tracked experienced back pain during the last year, mainly due to being hunched over smartphones, tablets, and computers.
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Using your phone too much can cause inflammation in your tendons and enhance existing conditions, like tendinitis and carpal tunnel. Similarly, "Cell Phone Elbow" describes tingling or numbness in ring and pinky fingers after bending your elbow for long periods of time.
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Staring at the tiny font in your texts and scrolling through dozens of tweets can lead to eyestrain, blurred vision, dizziness, and dry eyes. And blurred vision plus sore neck muscles can also cause headaches.
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Short for “no-mobile-phone phobia,” this is exactly what it sounds like: the fear of being without your cell.
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(1) The Impacts of Smartphones | Ruth Gizat Abayneh - Academia.edu - 4 views
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people are giving their smartphones more attention than their spouses which may create cracks in their relationship
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A smartphone can keep people connected with the world at their fingertips.
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One can have increased connectivity, immediate access to data and information, play games and do office work with this hand-held device.
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A smartphone can keep people connected with the world at their fingertips
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One can have increased connectivity, immediate access to data and information, play games and do office work with this hand-held device
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people are giving their smartphones more attention than their spouses which may create cracks in their relationship
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A smartphone can keep people connected with the world at their fingertips
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One can have increased connectivity, immediate access to data and information, play games and do office work with this hand-held device.
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people are giving their smartphones more attention than their spouses which may create cracks in their relationship
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HKBU - Department of Physical Education - 2 views
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The Department of Physical Education is an academic department as well as a service unit. It plays multiple roles in providing two undergraduate programs on Physical Education and Recreation Management, Sport and Recreation Leadership, as well as a master program in Sport and Leisure Management, a research post-graduate program in sports science and recreation management, a Physical Education Courses as part of the complementary studies program, and intercollegiate sports competition program as well as managing sports facilities on campus.
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Smartphone addiction | Giyeol Lim Smartphone addiction | - 0 views
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I do agree with the author of this website. Such phenomenon not only exist in S. Korea, but also it is very common in Hong Kong. In fact, it is true that addicted smartphone user usually suffered from discomfort of their body parts and alienated relationship from family members and friends. As a smartphone user, I should be aware of being addicted in using mobile phones.
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The Harmful Effects of Smartphones - 1 views
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social media
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reading our news online
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searching for the latest Beyonce video on our phones
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phone apps to make house calls
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devices to turn iPhones into medical cameras.
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Patients with eye soreness, dizziness, blurry vision, headaches, and muscle strain are said to have “Computer Vision Syndrome.”
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These are the eye problems that are attributed to smartphone usage from Boston doctors -
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Late-night smartphone use has detrimental effects on next-day work productivity | Warri... - 1 views
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productivity the next day
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the effects of smartphone use on depletion and work engagement were unique from the effects of television, tablet or computer use.
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“blue light” that smartphones emit interferes with the production of melatonin
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smartphones for work at night also interferes with employees’ ability to detach and recover from work
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constantly stay connected to their work obligations
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work on a smartphone after 9 p.m. increased the likelihood that an employee would be less engaged at work the next day
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An otherwise pleasant evening
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may be disrupted by an email notification from your boss reminding you of that 30-page report due in a week
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reduced the amount and quality of sleep
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“Most employees use their smartphones in bed at night, which is problematic because the “blue light” that smartphones emit interferes with the production of melatonin, a chemical that facilitates falling and staying asleep,” said Lanaj, the lead author of the project. “Using smartphones for work at night also interferes with employees’ ability to detach and recover from work. Ruminating about impending deadlines or work responsibilities consumes cognitive resources leaving employees more depleted in the morning and less engaged at work the following day.”
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Mobile Phones and Society - How Being Constantly Connected Impacts Our Lives - 0 views
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She believes this constant reliance on mobile phones is having a negative impact on people’s interpersonal skills.
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The effect of Smartphones on work life balance | Lisa Donnelly - Academia.edu - 1 views
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The paper presents a brief history of the development of the smartphone and itssubsequent integration into the every day life of workers.
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The definition of what constitutes a smartphone is not clearly defined, however,it is commonly understood to be a mobile phone which includes advancedfunctionality beyond the traditional mobile phone features of providing theability to make phone calls and send SMS messages.
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