TU Tuesday

 http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/Here-s-a-message-Texting-can-hurt-2197151.php

I read the article "Here's a message: Texting can hurt". This article was written by Lynda Shrager. This article is about the danger of teens over texting. Not only do teens walk into poles and get hit by cars daily, there are also other hazards that come with over useing your cell phone. Research shows that you can get blackberry thumb and cellphone elbow. Blackberry thumb is pain in the thumb and wrist. Also you can get a snaping sensation when you straighten and bend your thumb. This is from useing your thumbs to text on such small keybords on you phones. Cellphone elbow is from holding you phone up to your ear from long periods of time. This happens because when you hold your phone up to your ear your elbow is bent in a 90 degree angle. This presses on a nerve and decreases blood flow. The symtoms of this is numbness or tingleing in the pinky or ring finger, which can lead to the loss of strength, mobility and cordination. Also you can get a sore neck and shoulder. This is from when you keep your fone in between your cheek and shoulder. When you do this you raise one shoulder and bend your neck in an awkword possision. this can cause spasms in the neck and numbness or tingling in the arm.

This article also included ways to avoid the dangers of over useing your cellphone.When you text use one hand to hold the phone and the other hand to use your index or pointer finger to text, instead of useing your thumbs. When you type long E-mails, use the computer. The bigger keybord of the computer is better for you then useing the small keybord on a cellphone. Also another way to avoid the dangers of over useing your phone is when you are talking on the phone for a long time use a ear piece. This will help you not get cellphone elbow and it will also stop you from getting a sore neck and shoulder. This article did give alot of interesting and useful information. You should not use your cellphone to much because it can be dangerous. Teens have been over using there cellphones and if they must continue to do that then they should know tips to help keep them away from the risks of dangers that come along with it. Although this article did leave me with some questions:
1.) How did they do this experement?
2.) Are there certain keyboards on phones that are better for you then others?
3.) How much is over useing your phone?
4.) What should you do if you experiance any of the symtoms from over using your cellphone?
5.) Does age effect the risk you hae of experiancing the symptoms of over using your cell phone?