BlackBerry Thumb

It has just recently come to my attention that many people are suffering from "BlackBerry Thumb." The highly repetitive nature of the movements necessary to type in the text messages will cause everything from pain in the thumb to wrist pain, and even can cause carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

There are two muscles that move the thumb, one at the base of the thumb which enables you to press down, and the other in the top of your forearm, which lifts your thumb back up again. As these muscles are used over and over, in a very rapid manner, they eventually shorten. This causes stress on your thumb joint, and also pulls on the bridge to the carpal tunnel. This second situation will put pressure directly on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. You will be diagnosed with CTS, and in fact you do have carpal tunnel syndrome, but you don't need medication, braces, or surgery, you just need to release the tension in the muscles.

There will be more information about this condition, but meanwhile you can learn a lot about the muscles that cause BlackBerry Thumb, and carpal tunnel syndrome, by going to www.carpaltunneltreatment.org.